Seasonality
Feeder Cattle
GF=F · daily history 2001-04-03 → 2026-07-31
July avg return (15y)
0.8%
month-over-month, n = 15 years
July positive-close prob. (15y)
46.7%
share of those years the month closed positive
Years in 15y sample
15
complete calendar years
Strongest month (15y)
4.8%
May
Seasonal path
Average cumulative return through the year (blue, 15-year window), each year indexed to its own first session, with 2026 so far overlaid in amber.
Monthly averages
Average month-over-month return by calendar month (positive blue, negative amber), with the positive-close probability labelled above each bar.
Bars: average month-over-month return (15-year window). Labels above each bar: positive-close probability (share of those years the month closed positive).
Monthly table
Every calendar month over the 15-year window. Sortable by average return or positive-close probability.
| Month | n years | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -0.61% | 40.0% | 15 |
| February | 0.11% | 60.0% | 15 |
| March | 0.88% | 60.0% | 15 |
| April | 0.06% | 53.3% | 15 |
| May | 4.82% | 86.7% | 15 |
| June | 2.00% | 66.7% | 15 |
| July | 0.83% | 46.7% | 15 |
| August | -0.21% | 53.3% | 15 |
| September | 0.47% | 60.0% | 15 |
| October | 0.21% | 53.3% | 15 |
| November | -1.15% | 46.7% | 15 |
| December | 1.03% | 80.0% | 15 |