Feeder Cattle
Marketing and Risk Management Alternatives
Date: Jan 12, 2011

                    Futures Market

        The Short Hedge
                        Creating a fixed price by selling Feeder Cattle futures

  Market   Sale Historical Expected
Contract Close Month Basis Net Price
Jan $149.48 Jan $2.11 $151.59
Mar $151.80 Mar $3.24 $155.04
Apr $153.33 Apr $4.23 $157.56

 
 

                                Options Market

Feeder Cattle Option Quotes
Strike Put Jan Call Strike Put Mar Call Strike Put Apr Call
$147.00 $0.45     $148.00 $2.23     $148.00 $2.30    
$148.00 $0.73     $150.00 $2.95     $150.00 $2.95    
$149.00 $1.10     $152.00 $3.80     $152.00 $3.70    
$151.00     $0.68 $154.00     $2.65 $156.00     $2.98
$152.00     $0.38 $156.00     $1.90 $158.00     $2.18

                              Buying a Put
                                Creating a minimum price by buying Feeder Cattle Put Options
  Put Jan Expected   Put Mar Expected   Put Apr Expected
Strike Premium Basis Min. Price Strike Premium Basis Min. Price Strike Premium Basis Min. Price
$147.00 $0.45 $2.11 $148.66 $148.00 $2.23 $3.24 $149.01 $148.00 $2.30 $4.23 $149.93
$148.00 $0.73 $2.11 $149.38 $150.00 $2.95 $3.24 $150.29 $150.00 $2.95 $4.23 $151.28
$149.00 $1.10 $2.11 $150.01 $152.00 $3.80 $3.24 $151.44 $152.00 $3.70 $4.23 $152.53

 

                 The Fence
                               Creating a minimum price at a cheaper cost
                   by Buying Feeder Cattle Put Options and Selling Call Options

Put Call Put Call Jan Expected Expected
Strike Strike Premium Premium Basis Min. Price Max Price
$148.00 $151.00 $0.73 $0.68 $2.11 $150.06 $153.06
$147.00 $152.00 $0.45 $0.38 $2.11 $149.04 $154.04
             
Put Call Put Call Mar Expected Expected
Strike Strike Premium Premium Basis Min. Price Max Price
$150.00 $154.00 $2.95 $2.65 $3.24 $152.94 $156.94
$148.00 $156.00 $2.23 $1.90 $3.24 $150.91 $158.91
             
Put Call Put Call Apr Expected Expected
Strike Strike Premium Premium Basis Min. Price Max Price
$150.00 $156.00 $2.95 $2.98 $4.23 $154.26 $160.26
$148.00 $158.00 $2.30 $2.18 $4.23 $152.11 $162.11

           

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                  Dillon M Feuz