# CME amends feeder cattle futures, options rules - Grainews

> The CME will amend its feeder cattle index to include cattle graded fancy, thin, fleshy, gaunt or full, effective with the May 2019 contract. It also delayed listing of the May 2019 feeder cattle futures and options to June 10 for trading on June 11.

- Date: 2018-05-22 · published 2018-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65153-cme-amends-feeder-cattle-futures-options-rules-grainews
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The index change alters how the feeder cattle benchmark is calculated, which affects hedging and settlement values for feeder buyers. The listing delay has limited direct price impact.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2020-08-26 | [CME Group Plans Cattle Futures Changes - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51753-cme-group-plans-cattle-futures-changes-zia-commodities-llc.md) | -1.5% | -0.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-06-21 | [CFTC fines U.S. cattle futures traders $5 million](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70628-cftc-fines-u-s-cattle-futures-traders-5-million.md) | +0.7% | +7.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-06-21 | [Regulators Accuse Brokerage of Cattle-Futures Scheme](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70629-regulators-accuse-brokerage-of-cattle-futures-scheme.md) | +0.7% | +7.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-09-24 | [What’s the relationship between U.S. and Canada feeder cattle?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57033-what-s-the-relationship-between-u-s-and-canada-feeder-cattle.md) | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-20 | [CME Reduces Price Limits In Cattle Contracts \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28436-cme-reduces-price-limits-in-cattle-contracts-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +0.1% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/cme-amends-feeder-cattle-futures-options-rules/

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