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Feeder Cattle Apr '25 (GFJ25)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Post Strength with Feeders Mixed

Live cattle futures posted gains of 27 to 85 cents on the day. Cash trade settled in last week around $191 in the South and $191-192 in the North, which was a $1-2 improvement from the previous week. There were no deliveries issued against December live cattle on first notice day.

Feeder cattle were down a tick in January on a weaker cash market, with other contracts up 17 t0 67 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another 42 cents from the day prior at $262.25 on December 6. The weekly OKC feeder cattle auction has an estimated 13,000 head for sale for today, which is well above last week and the same week last year Price action was down $3-7 for feeder steers and steady to $5 lower for feeder heifer, with calves down $10.

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices were back higher in the Monday PM report. Choice boxes were up $2.10 to $314.14/cwt, with Select $2.61 higher @ $279.34. USDA estimated Monday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 119,000 head. That was 2,000... 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
$4,537/4,125
First Notice Date
04/17/25 (128 days)
Expiration Date
04/17/25 (128 days)

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Feeder Cattle Apr '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 3, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
12,806 (+601)
15,698 (+1,547)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
26,718 (+2,196)
15,610 (+894)
Producers - Long / Short
7,879 (+559)
13,469 (+1,498)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
3,477 (-48)
779 (-41)
Managed Money - Long / Short
22,772 (+2,125)
5,251 (+71)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
3,946 (+71)
10,359 (+823)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
239.125 +7.16%
on 11/11/24
261.125 -1.87%
on 12/02/24
+15.700 (+6.53%)
since 11/08/24
3-Month
229.275 +11.77%
on 09/11/24
261.125 -1.87%
on 12/02/24
+25.725 (+11.16%)
since 09/09/24

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 258.700
2nd Resistance Point 257.950
1st Resistance Point 257.100
Last Price 256.250s
1st Support Level 255.500
2nd Support Level 254.750
3rd Support Level 253.900

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52-Week High 264.400
Last Price 256.250s
Fibonacci 61.8% 249.540
Fibonacci 50% 244.950
Fibonacci 38.2% 240.360
52-Week Low 225.500

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