Feeder Cattle Futures Contract Specifications
GF · CME · one contract = 50,000 lbs
Feeder Cattle futures (GF) trade on CME in 0.025-increment ticks worth $12.50 per contract; a full 1.0-point move is $500.00. One contract covers 50,000 lbs.
Specification table
| Name | Feeder Cattle |
| Exchange | CME |
| Ticker symbol | GF |
| Contract unit | 50,000 lbs |
| Tick size | 0.025 |
| Tick value | $12.50 |
| Point value | $500.00 |
| CFTC contract code | 061641 |
| COT report families | legacy, disagg |
| Quote convention | quoted in cents/lb |
Worked tick math
A 10-tick move on 1 Feeder Cattle contract (GF) is $125.00 — tick size 0.025 × tick value $12.50. A 1-point move is 40 ticks = $500.00. Ten contracts moving 5 ticks = $625.00.
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Positioning: large speculators are net short 2,003 contracts as of the 2026-07-21 COT report — full Feeder Cattle COT data.
FAQ
- What is the tick size and value of Feeder Cattle futures?
- Feeder Cattle (GF, CME) moves in 0.025 increments worth $12.50 per contract.
- What does one GF contract cover?
- One contract covers 50,000 lbs.
- How much is a full point on GF?
- $500.00 — tick value ÷ tick size.
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Specs verified against exchange sources 2026-07-25; the exchange's own contract page is always authoritative. Not investment advice.