Feeder Cattle (GF-F)
Commodities · Livestock · data since 2001-04-03 · last close 2026-09-09
Feeder Cattle (GF-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.9 | -1.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | -6.8 | 4.6 | -4.5 | -7.6 | 1.3 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.8 | -0.3 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 10.1 | -1.0 | -6.1 | -4.4 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 8.0 | 3.7 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 4.8 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -6.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 13.4 | 3.5 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -5.8 | -7.5 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | -2.3 | -3.3 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | -4.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | -0.9 | 0.7 | 3.8 | -7.1 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | -5.6 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | -6.4 | -3.5 | -7.1 | -2.3 | 13.6 | -1.9 | 8.9 | -3.0 | 0.8 | -2.8 | 2.7 | -1.5 |
| 2019 | -4.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -2.5 | -6.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | -6.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | -2.5 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -6.3 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 2.7 | -1.3 | 0.1 | 5.8 | -3.0 | -5.4 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | -5.9 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 2.0 | -3.0 | -1.2 | -2.4 | 6.7 | 4.7 | -3.3 | -5.3 |
| 2016 | -5.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | -12.8 | 4.8 | -1.9 | -3.0 | 0.3 | -12.4 | -1.1 | 5.4 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | -6.5 | -1.6 | 8.0 | -0.3 | 2.5 | -3.7 | -1.9 | -4.2 | -11.7 | 7.1 | -14.8 | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 3.7 | -0.9 | 7.7 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -5.0 |
| 2013 | -3.4 | -2.9 | -4.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 1.1 | -5.3 | 0.7 | 4.7 | -3.4 | -8.5 | 4.3 | -0.6 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 4.0 |
| 2011 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | -1.6 | -5.7 | 11.0 | -0.7 | -3.4 | 6.1 | -0.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 2.1 | -3.9 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -3.7 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | -3.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -0.5 | -5.0 | -0.8 | -1.8 | -1.9 | 3.1 |
| 2008 | -5.1 | 4.0 | -4.2 | 6.7 | 9.5 | -3.7 | 1.9 | -2.3 | -6.4 | -5.2 | -7.0 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | -3.8 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.1 | -1.0 | -6.8 | -0.7 | -2.4 |
| 2006 | -4.7 | -2.7 | -5.0 | -0.9 | 8.6 | 5.6 | -0.8 | 2.3 | -3.5 | -7.9 | -5.9 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | -1.3 | -1.4 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 3.7 | -2.9 | -0.2 | 2.3 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
| 2004 | 12.6 | -2.6 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 4.8 | -2.0 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -8.7 | -2.1 |
| 2003 | -1.2 | -5.8 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 8.0 | -7.4 | -20.6 |
| 2002 | -3.7 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -3.6 | -1.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | -0.0 | -1.0 |
| 2001 | · | · | · | -0.1 | 3.0 | -1.1 | -0.9 | 1.0 | -5.2 | -1.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Avg | -0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -0.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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GF-F seasonality — average by calendar month
Feeder Cattle has monthly history back to 2001. Its strongest month by median is May — positive in 21 of 26 years, median +4.2%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. January is the soft spot, down in 16 of 25 with a median of -1.3%. Across its full record it has closed 57% of months higher, swings ±4.8% in an average month and has fallen 55.3% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -0.5% | 0.0% | +1.5% | +0.9% | +4.1% | +1.7% | +0.9% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.4% | -1.6% | -0.0% |
| Win rate | 36%/25 | 52%/25 | 64%/25 | 62%/26 | 81%/26 | 69%/26 | 50%/26 | 58%/26 | 52%/25 | 44%/25 | 40%/25 | 68%/25 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
GF-F risk & extremes
GF-F drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Feeder Cattle's best month?+
Feeder Cattle's strongest completed month on record is May 2020, at +13.57%.
What was Feeder Cattle's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is December 2003, at -20.58%.
Is Feeder Cattle up this year?+
Feeder Cattle is down 7.00% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Feeder Cattle's 1-year return?+
-7.39% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Feeder Cattle's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 55.3%, measured on month-end closes since 2001.
Which calendar month is historically best for Feeder Cattle?+
May has the highest average return across every completed May since 2001. An average is not a forecast.
About Feeder Cattle
Feeder Cattle is a livestock business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2001, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2001) would be about $364 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was May 2020 at +13.57%; its worst, December 2003 at -20.58%.
- It has closed May in the green 21 out of 26 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.