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Feeder Cattle Mar '26 (GFH26)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Closes Lower on Wednesday

Live cattle futures saw losses of 85 cents to $1.15 on Wednesday. There were another 20 deliveries tendered on Wednesday. Cash trade has been slow this week, with a few early sales at $229. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,708 head listed and bids of $227 live and $347.50-354 dressed. Feeder cattle futures were down 1.25 to $1.80 across the front months. The CME feeder cattle index from December 16 was up 94 cents from the day prior at $349.79.

Commitment of Traders data in the week ending on 12/2 showed spec funds in live cattle futures and options cutting 10,703 contracts from their net long to 82,208 contracts. Managed money was busy trimming another 2,630 contracts from their net long in the week of December 2 to 13,418 contracts, the smallest since November 2024. 

The December Cattle on Feed report will be released on Friday, with traders looking for November placements to be down 8% from last year and marketings with a 11.3%... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Feeder Cattle
Contract Size
50,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$500
Margin/Maintenance
$6,600/6,000
First Notice Date
03/26/26 (99 days)
Expiration Date
03/26/26 (99 days)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Mar '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 2, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
13,784 (+93)
15,458 (-866)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
25,947 (-1,908)
20,522 (-453)
Producers - Long / Short
6,806 (+86)
13,296 (-469)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
5,534 (+144)
718 (-260)
Managed Money - Long / Short
20,677 (-2,184)
7,208 (+27)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
5,270 (+276)
13,314 (-480)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
293.300 +14.67%
on 11/25/25
339.175 -0.84%
on 12/12/25
+17.775 (+5.58%)
since 11/17/25
3-Month
293.300 +14.67%
on 11/25/25
378.600 -11.17%
on 10/16/25
+4.425 (+1.33%)
since 09/17/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Average Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 340.325
2nd Resistance Point 339.475
1st Resistance Point 337.900
Last Price 336.325s
1st Support Level 335.475
2nd Support Level 334.625
3rd Support Level 333.050

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52-Week High 378.600
Last Price 336.325s
Fibonacci 61.8% 334.861
Fibonacci 50% 321.350
Fibonacci 38.2% 307.839
52-Week Low 264.100

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