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Live Cattle
OPEN INTEREST
385,029
(+665, +0.21%)
COMMERCIAL NET
-84,582
(-1,215, -1.46%)
LARGE SPEC NET
106,141
(0)
SMALL TRADERS NET
-21,559
(+1,215)
COT INDEX
19.26%
As of 08/19/2025
LAST UPDATE
08/19
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Candlestick • D / W / M
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COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
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Live Cattle COT Index
Current positioning
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COT Positioning Trends
Line chart trends
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Historical COT Data
Complete positioning history with weekly changes
Showing 20 records
All data includes weekly changes
Market
Commercials
Large Speculators
Small Traders
Open Interest
Net Commercials
COT Index
Long
Short
Long
Short
Long
Short
08/19/2025
110,318
(-1,193)
194,900
(+22)
186,130
(+2,322)
79,989
(+2,322)
28,487
(-464)
50,046
(-1,679)
385,029
(+665, +0.21%)
-84,582
(-1,215, -1.46%)
19.26%
08/12/2025
111,511
(+364)
194,878
(+2)
183,808
(-1,716)
77,667
(-1,482)
28,951
(-1,069)
51,725
(-941)
382,088
(-2,421, -0.74%)
-83,367
(+362, +0.43%)
20.74%
08/05/2025
111,147
(-2,983)
194,876
(-3,239)
185,524
(-12,626)
79,149
(-12,371)
30,020
(-1,259)
52,666
(-1,258)
386,905
(-16,868, -4.91%)
-83,729
(+256, +0.3%)
20.3%
07/29/2025
114,130
(-219)
198,115
(-2,251)
198,150
(-349)
91,520
(+1,879)
31,279
(+345)
53,924
(+149)
402,195
(-223, -0.06%)
-83,985
(+2,032, +2.36%)
19.99%
07/22/2025
114,349
(+76)
200,366
(+4,233)
198,499
(+3,561)
89,641
(-852)
30,934
(+473)
53,775
(+729)
403,691
(+4,110, +1.21%)
-86,017
(-4,157, -5.08%)
17.52%
07/15/2025
114,273
(-5,145)
196,133
(-2,201)
194,938
(+7,228)
90,493
(+4,105)
30,461
(+1,634)
53,046
(+1,813)
395,052
(+3,717, +1.11%)
-81,860
(-2,944, -3.73%)
22.56%
07/08/2025
119,418
(+3,164)
198,334
(-2,291)
187,710
(+2,829)
86,388
(+5,615)
28,827
(-1,043)
51,233
(+1,626)
389,027
(+4,950, +1.5%)
-78,916
(+5,455, +6.47%)
26.13%
07/01/2025
116,254
(+6,239)
200,625
(+3,630)
184,881
(-6,014)
80,773
(-3,939)
29,870
(-1,911)
49,607
(-1,377)
386,565
(-1,686, -0.51%)
-84,371
(+2,609, +3.0%)
19.52%
06/24/2025
110,015
(+2,465)
196,995
(+878)
190,895
(-3,144)
84,712
(-667)
31,781
(+767)
50,984
(-123)
386,965
(+88, +0.03%)
-86,980
(+1,587, +1.79%)
16.36%
06/17/2025
107,550
(+2,757)
196,117
(-3,148)
194,039
(-4,376)
85,379
(+2,139)
31,014
(-1,744)
51,107
(-2,354)
382,318
(-3,363, -1.0%)
-88,567
(+5,905, +6.25%)
14.43%
06/10/2025
104,793
(-12,058)
199,265
(-751)
198,415
(-3,648)
83,240
(-15,540)
32,758
(+218)
53,461
(+803)
387,884
(-15,488, -4.41%)
-94,472
(-11,307, -13.6%)
7.28%
06/03/2025
116,851
(+2,570)
200,016
(+8,206)
202,063
(+6,031)
98,780
(+3,392)
32,540
(+2,598)
52,658
(-399)
410,436
(+11,199, +3.29%)
-83,165
(-5,636, -7.27%)
20.98%
05/27/2025
114,281
(+6,342)
191,810
(+3,461)
196,032
(+1,981)
95,388
(+4,753)
29,942
(-372)
53,057
(-263)
400,447
(+7,951, +2.39%)
-77,529
(+2,881, +3.58%)
27.81%
05/20/2025
107,939
(+10,122)
188,349
(+2,716)
194,051
(-224)
90,635
(+7,007)
30,314
(-230)
53,320
(-55)
390,812
(+9,668, +3.0%)
-80,410
(+7,406, +8.43%)
24.32%
05/13/2025
97,817
(-7,534)
185,633
(-4,661)
194,275
(+8,672)
83,628
(+6,656)
30,544
(+2,697)
53,375
(+1,840)
379,863
(+3,835, +1.2%)
-87,816
(-2,873, -3.38%)
15.34%
05/06/2025
105,351
(+4,183)
190,294
(+6,263)
185,603
(+10,820)
76,972
(+5,219)
27,847
(-816)
51,535
(+2,705)
382,737
(+14,187, +4.66%)
-84,943
(-2,080, -2.51%)
18.83%
04/29/2025
101,168
(-1,941)
184,031
(+2,509)
174,783
(+15,031)
71,753
(+11,007)
28,663
(+1,080)
48,830
(+654)
357,066
(+14,170, +4.88%)
-82,863
(-4,450, -5.68%)
21.35%
04/22/2025
103,109
(-1,169)
181,522
(+2,493)
159,752
(+14,442)
60,746
(+7,021)
27,583
(-1,979)
48,176
(+1,780)
341,123
(+11,294, +4.05%)
-78,413
(-3,662, -4.9%)
26.74%
04/15/2025
104,278
(-1,312)
179,029
(-13,715)
145,310
(-21,779)
53,725
(-5,644)
29,562
(-1,425)
46,396
(-5,157)
328,396
(-24,516, -8.07%)
-74,751
(+12,403, +14.23%)
31.18%
04/08/2025
105,590
(-921)
192,744
(-11,740)
167,089
(-33,016)
59,369
(-17,090)
30,987
(-880)
51,553
(-5,987)
357,846
(-34,817, -10.29%)
-87,154
(+10,819, +11.04%)
16.15%
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