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GFQ8 expiry: August 31, 2028

GFQ8 is the August 2028 delivery of Feeder Cattle on CME. Its last trading day is August 31, 2028, and the app moves its default to the next listed month on August 27, 2028, 4 calendar days earlier. One tick is 0.025, worth $12.50, on a multiplier of 500.

Updated September 2026First published 16 October 2026

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  1. Contract specifications
  2. When GFQ8 stops trading
  3. When the volume actually leaves
  4. What one tick is worth on GFQ8
  5. Every GF delivery listed in 2028
  6. Related pages
  7. In the same section
  8. This page in other languages
  9. Frequently asked questions

Contract specifications

Contract symbol
GFQ8
Product
Feeder Cattle (GF)
Exchange
CME
Delivery month
August 2028 (code Q)
Last trading day
August 31, 2028
Default rolls on
August 27, 2028 (4 days before)
Tick size
0.025
Tick value
$12.50
Point value
$500.00
Next delivery
GFU8 (September 28, 2028)

When GFQ8 stops trading

Trading terminates on the last Thursday of the contract month. For GFQ8 that falls on August 31, 2028.

Senzoukria stops offering GFQ8 as the default contract on August 27, 2028, 4 calendar days before that last trading day, and keeps it selectable with a badge. The date is computed from the exchange rule rather than stored. The engine counts Monday to Friday and holds no CME holiday table, so a date that falls next to a public holiday can be one day off the exchange calendar. Check the exchange calendar when the date sits close to a holiday.

When the volume actually leaves

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.

For GFQ8 the next listed delivery is GFU8, whose last trading day is September 28, 2028. That is the contract the volume moves into, just as it moved out of GFK8 on May 21, 2028.

What one tick is worth on GFQ8

The minimum price fluctuation is 0.025, which is $12.50 per contract on a multiplier of 500. A full point is therefore $500.00. On a footprint chart one row is one tick, so the same vertical space holds a different number of rows depending on the product: a tick of 0.025 sets how finely the bid and ask volume of GF can be read.

These are the values the app itself trades on, taken from its contract table rather than retyped, so the P&L shown on a GFQ8 position and the rows of its footprint come from the same numbers.

Every GF delivery listed in 2028

GF lists 8 delivery months a year (F, H, J, K, Q, U, V, X). GFQ8 is number 5 of 8 in 2028.

GF 2028: last trading day and roll date of every listed delivery
ContractDeliveryLast trading dayDefault rolls on
GFF8Jan 2028Jan 27, 2028Jan 23, 2028
GFH8Mar 2028Mar 30, 2028Mar 26, 2028
GFJ8Apr 2028Apr 27, 2028Apr 23, 2028
GFK8May 2028May 25, 2028May 21, 2028
GFQ8 (this page)Aug 2028Aug 31, 2028Aug 27, 2028
GFU8Sep 2028Sep 28, 2028Sep 24, 2028
GFV8Oct 2028Oct 26, 2028Oct 22, 2028
GFX8Nov 2028Nov 30, 2028Nov 26, 2028

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Frequently asked questions

When does GFQ8 expire?
The last trading day of GFQ8 is August 31, 2028. Trading terminates on the last Thursday of the contract month.
When should I roll out of GFQ8?
The app switches its default to the next listed month on August 27, 2028, which is GFU8. In practice the volume moves before the calendar does, so compare the traded volume and open interest of the two months rather than waiting for the last trading day.
How much is one tick of GFQ8 worth?
One tick of 0.025 is $12.50 per contract, and a full point is $500.00, on a multiplier of 500.
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