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Feeder Cattle May '26 (GFK26)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Fall Back into Thursday’s Close

Live cattle futures saw weakness of $1.10 to $1.50 across most contracts on Thursday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, with $232 bids. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed bids of $232 to $233.50 but no sales on the 1,510 head. Feeder cattle futures were down 72 cents to $1.10, as expiring January was up $1.07. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.70 to $366.69 on January 28.

The annual Cattle Inventory report from USDA will be released on Friday, with traders looking for all cattle an calves down 0.3% from last year.  Beef cows are seen up 0.4%, with replacement heifers up 1.7% yr/yr.

Export Sales data showed 16,893 MT of beef sold in the week of 1/22, the largest since November. South Korea was the top buyer of 7,600 MT, with 4,900 MT sold to Japan. Beef shipments were 12,574 MT in that week. A total of 3,800 MT was headed to South Korea, with 3,600 MT on its way to Japan. 

Census trade data from this morning showed beef exp... 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
05/21/26 (111 days)
Expiration Date
05/21/26 (111 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 20, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
15,071 (-262)
17,423 (+1,064)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
31,962 (+266)
24,320 (-377)
Producers - Long / Short
7,807 (-240)
14,730 (+749)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
5,423 (-289)
852 (+48)
Managed Money - Long / Short
25,233 (+276)
7,828 (-81)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,729 (-10)
16,492 (-296)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
337.600 +6.63%
on 12/30/25
363.300 -0.92%
on 01/29/26
+21.875 (+6.47%)
since 12/29/25
3-Month
291.000 +23.70%
on 11/25/25
363.300 -0.92%
on 01/29/26
+35.050 (+10.79%)
since 10/29/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 365.683
2nd Resistance Point 364.492
1st Resistance Point 362.233
Last Price 359.975s
1st Support Level 358.783
2nd Support Level 357.592
3rd Support Level 355.333

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52-Week High 376.700
Last Price 359.975s
Fibonacci 61.8% 339.684
Fibonacci 50% 328.250
Fibonacci 38.2% 316.816
52-Week Low 279.800

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