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Feeder Cattle Mar '25 (GFH25)

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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Rally to Close Out the Week

Live cattle futures got some help from a higher cash market on Friday, with gains of $3 to $4. April was up $7.625 on the week. Cash trade came in this week at $196-198 in the south. Northern trade was slower, with sales at $200-202 on Friday. This morning’s online Fed Cattle Exchange auction from Central Stockyards, a sale on one of the two lots listed at $203 using their BidTheGrid™ method. Feeder cattle were up $2.95 to $4.50 across most contracts at the close with March up $2 this week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $2.32 on March 6, with the average price at $273.77. 

Speculators in live cattle futures and options were trimming back their net long as of March 4 by 10,843 contracts to 110,468 contracts. In feeder cattle, managed money was adding 736 contracts to their net long at 28,880 contracts by last Tuesday.

Friday afternoon’s National Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were higher, with the Chc/Sel spread narrowing to $9.10. Choice boxes were back up $1... 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
03/27/25 (19 days)
Expiration Date
03/27/25 (19 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 4, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
15,980 (-281)
19,936 (-549)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
36,248 (+1,759)
19,714 (+435)
Producers - Long / Short
10,402 (-260)
17,138 (-293)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
3,372 (+41)
592 (-194)
Managed Money - Long / Short
33,013 (+502)
5,433 (-109)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
3,235 (+1,257)
14,281 (+544)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
263.150 +5.25%
on 02/11/25
278.150 -0.42%
on 02/28/25
+12.075 (+4.56%)
since 02/07/25
3-Month
254.000 +9.05%
on 12/19/24
279.825 -1.02%
on 01/29/25
+22.300 (+8.76%)
since 12/06/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 282.317
2nd Resistance Point 279.958
1st Resistance Point 278.467
Last Price 276.975s
1st Support Level 274.617
2nd Support Level 272.258
3rd Support Level 270.767

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52-Week High 279.825
Last Price 276.975s
Fibonacci 61.8% 258.080
Fibonacci 50% 251.363
Fibonacci 38.2% 244.645
52-Week Low 222.900

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