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Feeder Cattle Aug '25 (GFQ25)

294.300s +1.600 (+0.55%) 04/25/25 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Fri, Apr 25th, 2025
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Day Low
292.050
Day High
294.550
Open 293.000
Previous Close 292.700 292.700
Volume 7,840 7,840
Open Interest 34,915 34,915
Stochastic %K 95.17% 95.17%
Weighted Alpha +24.09 +24.09
5-Day Change +3.425 (+1.18%) +3.425 (+1.18%)
52-Week Range 236.125 - 294.775 236.125 - 294.775
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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Hold onto Gains Heading into the Weekend

Live cattle futures saw contracts close steady to 75 cents higher on Friday, with June up $4.175 this week. Cash trade was delayed until Friday, with the South coming in at $212-213, up $2-3 from last week. Northern trade was up to $218, $4-5 higher on the week. Feeder cattle futures posted Friday gains of $1.45 to $1.80, as May saw a $3.675 pop this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $1.64 on April 24, with the average price at $289.88.

Managed money was adding 13,937 contracts to their net long in the week ending on April 22 to 120,460 contracts in live cattle futures and options. In feeder cattle, they increased their net long by 2,146 contracts to 28,061 contracts. 

Cold Storage data released on Thursday afternoon showed March 31 beef stocks at 426.882 million lbs. That was above the same period last year by 0.7%, but down 2.07% per the seasonal pattern from February.

The Friday afternoon National Wholesale Boxed Beef report from USDA was higher, as the... 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
08/28/25 (124 days)
Expiration Date
08/28/25 (124 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 22, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
10,879 (-1,535)
17,643 (+405)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
34,446 (+1,816)
16,769 (+333)
Producers - Long / Short
5,985 (-1,196)
13,395 (+540)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
2,725 (-275)
2,079 (-71)
Managed Money - Long / Short
31,017 (+2,171)
3,846 (-377)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
3,429 (-355)
12,923 (+710)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
273.350 +7.66%
on 04/07/25
Period Open: 287.975
294.550 -0.08%
on 04/25/25
+6.325 (+2.20%)
since 03/25/25
3-Month
264.000 +11.48%
on 02/11/25
Period Open: 274.925
294.775 -0.16%
on 03/21/25
+19.375 (+7.05%)
since 01/24/25

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 297.717
2nd Resistance Point 296.133
1st Resistance Point 295.217
Last Price 294.300s
1st Support Level 292.717
2nd Support Level 291.133
3rd Support Level 290.217

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52-Week High 294.775
Last Price 294.300s
Fibonacci 61.8% 272.371
Fibonacci 50% 265.450
Fibonacci 38.2% 258.529
52-Week Low 236.125

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