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GF futures expiry calendar 2026: 8 dates

GF (Feeder Cattle) lists 8 delivery months on CME in 2026. The first last trading day of the year falls on January 29, 2026, the last on November 26, 2026. This page gives the exact date of each one, and the date the app moves its default to the next month.

Updated September 2026First published 22 October 2026

On this page
  1. Contract specifications
  2. Every GF delivery listed in 2026
  3. The rule that sets these dates
  4. When the volume moves between these months
  5. What one tick of GF is worth
  6. Related pages
  7. In the same section
  8. This page in other languages
  9. Frequently asked questions

Contract specifications

Product
Feeder Cattle (GF)
Exchange
CME
Year
2026
Deliveries listed
8
First of the year
GFF6 (Jan 29, 2026)
Last of the year
GFX6 (Nov 26, 2026)
Tick size
0.025
Tick value
$12.50
Point value
$500.00

Every GF delivery listed in 2026

GF trades 8 delivery months in 2026 (F, H, J, K, Q, U, V, X). Dates are computed from the exchange rule rather than stored. The engine counts Monday to Friday and holds no CME holiday table, so a date next to a public holiday can be one day off the exchange calendar.

The letter in a contract symbol is its delivery month: F = January, H = March, J = April, K = May, Q = August, U = September, V = October, X = November. The digit that follows is the year.

GF 2026: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
GFF6Jan 2026Jan 29, 2026Jan 25, 2026
GFH6Mar 2026Mar 26, 2026Mar 22, 2026
GFJ6Apr 2026Apr 30, 2026Apr 26, 2026
GFK6May 2026May 28, 2026May 24, 2026
GFQ6Aug 2026Aug 27, 2026Aug 23, 2026
GFU6Sep 2026Sep 24, 2026Sep 20, 2026
GFV6Oct 2026Oct 29, 2026Oct 25, 2026
GFX6Nov 2026Nov 26, 2026Nov 22, 2026

The rule that sets these dates

Trading terminates on the last Thursday of the contract month.

When the volume moves between these months

Livestock contracts follow the production calendar, so the listed months are uneven and the gap between two deliveries can be two months. The active month is the one carrying the volume.

What one tick of GF is worth

The minimum price fluctuation is 0.025, which is $12.50 per contract on a multiplier of 500. A full point is $500.00. These are the values the app itself trades on, so the rows of a GF footprint and the P&L on a GF position come from the same numbers.

In the same section

This page in other languages

Frequently asked questions

When do GF futures expire in 2026?
GF has 8 listed deliveries in 2026. The first last trading day is January 29, 2026 and the last is November 26, 2026. The table above gives every month in between.
How many GF contracts are listed in 2026?
8, on the delivery month codes F, H, J, K, Q, U, V, X.
Which GF contract should I be trading?
The one carrying the volume, which is usually the nearest delivery that has not reached its roll date. Compare the traded volume and open interest of the two nearest months rather than going by the last trading day alone.
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