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Feeder Cattle Mar '20 (GFH20)

130.440s -0.360 (-0.28%) 03/27/20 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Fri, Mar 27th, 2020
Day Low
130.440
Day High
132.125
Open 0.000
Previous Close 130.800 130.800
Volume 0 0
Open Interest 0 0
Stochastic %K 93.49% 93.49%
Weighted Alpha -14.06 -14.06
5-Day Change +9.715 (+8.05%) +9.715 (+8.05%)
52-Week Range 108.500 - 157.625 108.500 - 157.625
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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
03/26/20
Expiration Date
03/26/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Feeder Cattle Mar '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar 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
108.500 +20.22%
on 03/16/20
Period Open: 132.575
136.025 -4.11%
on 03/03/20
-2.135 (-1.61%)
since 02/27/20
3-Month
108.500 +20.22%
on 03/16/20
Period Open: 144.800
147.750 -11.72%
on 01/10/20
-14.360 (-9.92%)
since 12/27/19

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 132.687
1st Resistance Point 131.563
Last Price 130.440s
1st Support Level 129.878
2nd Support Level 129.317
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 157.625
Fibonacci 61.8% 138.859
Fibonacci 50% 133.063
Last Price 130.440s
Fibonacci 38.2% 127.266
52-Week Low 108.500

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