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Feeder Cattle Apr '25 (GFJ25)

284.850s -0.400 (-0.14%) 03/25/25 [CME]
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Quote Overview for Tue, Mar 25th, 2025
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Day Low
281.250
Day High
285.850
Open 284.600
Previous Close 285.250 285.250
Volume 3,841 3,841
Open Interest 12,111 12,111
Stochastic %K 72.93% 72.93%
Weighted Alpha +15.02 +15.02
5-Day Change +0.300 (+0.11%) +0.300 (+0.11%)
52-Week Range 225.500 - 290.125 225.500 - 290.125
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Feeder Cattle Futures Market News and Commentary

Cattle Come Back to Close Mixed

Live cattle futures settled the Tuesday session with contracts 17 to 47 cents higher in the nearbys and lower in some deferres. The cash market has been quiet to start the week. Last week’s cash movement was up $7-8 to $210 in the South and $212-216 in the North.

Feeder cattle futures closed the session with contracts down 40 to 80 cents and nearby March up 37 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 26 cents on March 24, with the average price at $287.25. The Monday OKC feeder cattle auction had 6,191 head for sale, selling up $4-8 wk/wk for steers, and heifers $3 to $12 higher.

Monthly Cold Storage data showed beef stocks of 428.13 million lbs at the end of February. That was a decline of 5.92% from the previous month and 2.27% below the same month last year. 

Tuesday afternoon’s National Wholesale Boxed Beef report from USDA was higher, as the Chc/Sel widened back out to $21.14. Choice boxes shot $8.09 higher to $335.19/cwt, with Select up 47 cents to $314... 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 (23 days)
Expiration Date
04/17/25 (23 days)

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 18, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
16,393 (+1,376)
21,159 (+2,259)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
41,023 (+2,755)
20,864 (+878)
Producers - Long / Short
10,227 (+659)
17,574 (+1,371)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
3,330 (-185)
749 (-14)
Managed Money - Long / Short
35,803 (+1,523)
6,265 (+752)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
5,220 (+1,232)
14,599 (+126)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
267.025 +6.68%
on 03/04/25
Period Open: 273.800
290.125 -1.82%
on 03/21/25
+11.050 (+4.04%)
since 02/25/25
3-Month
255.975 +11.28%
on 12/26/24
Period Open: 255.850
290.125 -1.82%
on 03/21/25
+29.000 (+11.33%)
since 12/24/24

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GFJ25 : 284.850s (-0.14%)
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HEJ25 : 86.650s (+1.11%)
HEK25 : 89.050s (+0.56%)
HEM25 : 96.250s (+0.47%)
Cattle Fall on Monday

Live cattle futures fell lower into Monday’s close, failing to hold the early strength and settling down 30 cents to $1.05 on the day. Preliminary open interest was up 3,328 contracts on Monday. Cash...

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HEK25 : 89.050s (+0.56%)
HEM25 : 96.250s (+0.47%)
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LEQ25 : 198.875s (-0.09%)
LEJ25 : 206.375s (+0.23%)
LEM25 : 202.325s (+0.09%)
GFH25 : 286.975s (+0.13%)
GFJ25 : 284.850s (-0.14%)
GFK25 : 284.125s (-0.25%)
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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 291.317
2nd Resistance Point 288.583
1st Resistance Point 286.717
Last Price 284.850s
1st Support Level 282.117
2nd Support Level 279.383
3rd Support Level 277.517

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52-Week High 290.125
Last Price 284.850s
Fibonacci 61.8% 265.438
Fibonacci 50% 257.813
Fibonacci 38.2% 250.187
52-Week Low 225.500

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