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Feeder Cattle Mar '21 (GFH21)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle End with Strength on Monday

Live cattle futures came out of the Cattle on Feed report from Friday with gains of 82 cents to $1.325. Last week’s cash trade was 187-188.50 across the south last week, down $1 to 50 cents higher from the previous week. In the north, trade was $196-198, steady to down $2 from the week prior. Feeder cattle futures saw front months 60 to 80 cent gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $2.40 on July 19 at $256.67. Monday’s OKC Feeder Cattle auction showed 4,000 head sold, compared to 6,212 head last week and 6,683 head last year, with demand noted as good and price action steady to $4 higher.

Last Friday’s Cattle on Feed report showed June feeder placements at 1.564 million head, a 6.85% drop from last year, while marketings were down 8.74% at 1.786 million head. That took the on feed inventory to 11.304 million head on July 1, a 0.54% increase from last year despite ongoing liquidation of the cow herd. 

USDA wholesale Boxed Beef prices were lower in the Monday PM repo... 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
03/25/21
Expiration Date
03/25/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Mar '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 16, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
17,423 (+404)
9,119 (+387)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
11,667 (+694)
15,514 (-231)
Producers - Long / Short
13,412 (+424)
7,692 (-2)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
3,029 (-96)
445 (+313)
Managed Money - Long / Short
8,806 (+577)
5,595 (-429)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
2,861 (+117)
9,919 (+198)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
133.650 +2.32%
on 03/05/21
138.500 -1.26%
on 03/01/21
-1.925 (-1.39%)
since 02/26/21
3-Month
132.675 +3.07%
on 01/13/21
144.850 -5.59%
on 01/25/21
-5.575 (-3.92%)
since 12/24/20
52-Week
117.575 +16.31%
on 04/06/20
145.300 -5.88%
on 08/12/20
+4.550 (+3.44%)
since 03/26/20

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 136.750
2nd Resistance Point 136.750
1st Resistance Point 136.750
Last Price 136.750s
1st Support Level 136.750
2nd Support Level 136.750
3rd Support Level 136.750

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52-Week High 145.300
Last Price 136.750s
Fibonacci 61.8% 134.709
Fibonacci 50% 131.438
Fibonacci 38.2% 128.166
52-Week Low 117.575

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