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Feeder Cattle Apr '25 (GFJ25)

293.350s +3.400 (+1.17%) 04/17/25 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Thu, Apr 17th, 2025
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Day Low
293.150
Day High
293.750
Open 293.150
Previous Close 289.950 289.950
Volume 1,359 1,359
Open Interest 3,704 3,704
Stochastic %K 96.55% 96.55%
Weighted Alpha +19.14 +19.14
5-Day Change +10.575 (+3.74%) +10.575 (+3.74%)
52-Week Range 225.500 - 293.750 225.500 - 293.750
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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Extend Gains to Tuesday

Live cattle futures posted Tuesday gains of 30 to 70 cents on Tuesday. There still have yet to be any deliveries against April futures with expiration on Wednesday. Cash trade has yet to see any movement this week but closed last week with the South coming in at $212-213 and Northern trade up to $217-218. Feeder cattle futures extended the rally on Tuesday, with gains of $1.525 to $2.225. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $1.43 on April 28, with the average price at $295.14.

USDA’s National Wholesale Boxed Beef report was mixed on Tuesday afternoon, as the Chc/Sel widened to $24.44. Choice boxes were $5.49 higher at $348.26/cwt, which is the highest for the product since the COVID spike, with Select down $1.30 to $323.82. Federally inspected cattle slaughter was estimated at 120,000 head for Tuesday, with the weekly total at 224,000. That is 4,000 head below the week prior and down 11,342 head from the same week last year.

Apr 25 Live Cattle  closed at $216.350, up... 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
04/17/25
Expiration Date
04/17/25 (expired)

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Feeder Cattle Apr '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr 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
273.100 +7.41%
on 04/07/25
Period Open: 284.200
293.750 -0.14%
on 04/17/25
+9.150 (+3.22%)
since 03/17/25
3-Month
262.900 +11.58%
on 02/11/25
Period Open: 268.125
293.750 -0.14%
on 04/17/25
+25.225 (+9.41%)
since 01/17/25

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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 294.283
2nd Resistance Point 294.017
1st Resistance Point 293.683
Last Price 293.350s
1st Support Level 293.083
2nd Support Level 292.817
3rd Support Level 292.483

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52-Week High 293.750
Last Price 293.350s
Fibonacci 61.8% 267.678
Fibonacci 50% 259.625
Fibonacci 38.2% 251.571
52-Week Low 225.500

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