Live Cattle

Futures Continuous le.c
Open Interest 349,927 (-4,939, -1.7%)
Commercial Net -75,333 (+2,965, +3.8%)
Large Spec Net 86,836 (-4,053)
Small Traders Net -11,503 (+1,088)
COT Index 30.47% As of 05/26/2026
Last Update 05/26 Weekly Report
Live Cattle Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
Live Cattle Valuation
vs Bonds, Gold, DXY
COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Live Cattle COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years | 50% = Middle | 100% = Highest
COT Positioning Trends
Line chart trends
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Historical COT Data
50 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
10/10/2017
125,697
(-2,048)
213,493
(+979)
145,551
(+981)
33,468
(-4,019)
26,318
(+836)
50,605
(+2,809)
329,911
(-231, -0.08%) 		-87,796 (-3,027, -3.6%) 17.71%
10/03/2017
127,745
(-1,374)
212,514
(+7,439)
144,570
(+2,618)
37,487
(-6,029)
25,482
(-563)
47,796
(-729)
333,751
(+681, +0.23%) 		-84,769 (-8,813, -11.6%) 19.8%
09/26/2017
129,119
(+4,293)
205,075
(+10,574)
141,952
(+5,604)
43,516
(+334)
26,045
(+647)
48,525
(-364)
337,971
(+10,544, +3.68%) 		-75,956 (-6,281, -9.0%) 25.86%
09/19/2017
124,826
(+337)
194,501
(+5,572)
136,348
(+2,205)
43,182
(-3,125)
25,398
(+1,268)
48,889
(+1,363)
326,758
(+3,810, +1.35%) 		-69,675 (-5,235, -8.1%) 30.19%
09/12/2017
124,489
(-4,901)
188,929
(-3,001)
134,143
(+3,473)
46,307
(-1,202)
24,130
(+1,428)
47,526
(+4,203)
319,502
(0, 0.0%) 		-64,440 (-1,900, -3.0%) 33.8%
09/05/2017
129,390
(+594)
191,930
(-3,469)
130,670
(-2,669)
47,509
(+582)
22,702
(-434)
43,323
(+378)
315,133
(-2,509, -0.88%) 		-62,540 (+4,063, +6.1%) 35.1%
08/29/2017
128,796
(+943)
195,399
(-6,912)
133,339
(+883)
46,927
(+7,451)
23,136
(-309)
42,945
(+978)
316,265
(+1,517, +0.53%) 		-66,603 (+7,855, +10.5%) 32.31%
08/22/2017
127,853
(+3,888)
202,311
(+1,897)
132,456
(-910)
39,476
(-264)
23,445
(-1,688)
41,967
(-343)
313,561
(+1,290, +0.46%) 		-74,458 (+1,991, +2.6%) 26.9%
08/15/2017
123,965
(-3,147)
200,414
(-12,858)
133,366
(-9,711)
39,740
(+2,078)
25,133
(-1,123)
42,310
(-3,201)
310,042
(-13,981, -4.72%) 		-76,449 (+9,711, +11.3%) 25.53%
08/08/2017
127,112
(-6,085)
213,272
(-9,785)
143,077
(-6,300)
37,662
(-4,082)
26,256
(-2,632)
45,511
(-1,150)
326,354
(-15,017, -4.82%) 		-86,160 (+3,700, +4.1%) 18.84%
08/01/2017
133,197
(-8,347)
223,057
(-8,089)
149,377
(-4,624)
41,744
(-2,400)
28,888
(-74)
46,661
(-2,556)
352,122
(-13,045, -4.02%) 		-89,860 (-258, -0.3%) 16.29%
07/25/2017
141,544
(+3,024)
231,146
(+2,265)
154,001
(-4,254)
44,144
(-2,785)
28,962
(+238)
49,217
(-472)
372,859
(-992, -0.3%) 		-89,602 (+759, +0.8%) 16.47%
07/18/2017
138,520
(+5,163)
228,881
(+1,188)
158,255
(-2,903)
46,929
(+537)
28,724
(+235)
49,689
(+770)
376,022
(+2,495, +0.77%) 		-90,361 (+3,975, +4.2%) 15.94%
07/11/2017
133,357
(+1,933)
227,693
(-818)
161,158
(-3,447)
46,392
(+1,792)
28,489
(+245)
48,919
(-2,243)
371,693
(-1,269, -0.39%) 		-94,336 (+2,751, +2.8%) 13.21%
07/03/2017
131,424
(+4,071)
228,511
(-4,217)
164,605
(-8,479)
44,600
(-704)
28,244
(-1,783)
51,162
(-1,270)
377,773
(-6,191, -1.87%) 		-97,087 (+8,288, +7.9%) 11.31%
06/27/2017
127,353
(-1,286)
232,728
(-4,603)
173,084
(-6,239)
45,304
(-1,952)
30,027
(-148)
52,432
(-1,118)
386,092
(-7,673, -2.27%) 		-105,375 (+3,317, +3.1%) 5.6%
06/20/2017
128,639
(-2,042)
237,331
(-5,897)
179,323
(-4,728)
47,256
(-803)
30,175
(-2,365)
53,550
(-2,435)
399,762
(-9,135, -2.63%) 		-108,692 (+3,855, +3.4%) 3.32%
06/13/2017
130,681
(-1,815)
243,228
(-2,781)
184,051
(+1,917)
48,059
(+876)
32,540
(-709)
55,985
(+1,298)
413,641
(-607, -0.17%) 		-112,547 (+966, +0.9%) 0.67%
06/06/2017
132,496
(-2,370)
246,009
(+377)
182,134
(+2,701)
47,183
(-1,357)
33,249
(-924)
54,687
(+387)
414,712
(-593, -0.17%) 		-113,513 (-2,747, -2.5%) 0.0%
05/30/2017
134,866
(+57)
245,632
(+1,679)
179,433
(-1,781)
48,540
(-936)
34,173
(+328)
54,300
(-2,139)
421,529
(-1,396, -0.4%) 		-110,766 (-1,622, -1.5%) 0.0%
05/23/2017
134,809
(+1,420)
243,953
(+4,325)
181,214
(+5,274)
49,476
(-94)
33,845
(-294)
56,439
(+2,169)
420,815
(+6,400, +1.86%) 		-109,144 (-2,905, -2.7%) 0.0%
05/16/2017
133,389
(-413)
239,628
(+3,545)
175,940
(-2,834)
49,570
(-5,403)
34,139
(+1,988)
54,270
(+599)
416,324
(-1,259, -0.37%) 		-106,239 (-3,958, -3.9%) 0.0%
05/09/2017
133,802
(+721)
236,083
(-386)
178,774
(-3,320)
54,973
(+786)
32,151
(-1,309)
53,671
(-4,308)
420,116
(-3,908, -1.12%) 		-102,281 (+1,107, +1.1%) 1.68%
05/02/2017
133,081
(+6,557)
236,469
(+5,378)
182,094
(+2,605)
54,187
(+5,212)
33,460
(+266)
57,979
(-1,162)
431,718
(+9,428, +2.78%) 		-103,388 (+1,179, +1.1%) 0.87%
04/25/2017
126,524
(-4,713)
231,091
(-3,296)
179,489
(+5,813)
48,975
(+5,107)
33,194
(-616)
59,141
(-1,327)
414,477
(+484, +0.14%) 		-104,567 (-1,417, -1.4%) 0.0%
04/18/2017
131,237
(-2,332)
234,387
(+4,439)
173,676
(+9,967)
43,868
(+2,196)
33,810
(+1,037)
60,468
(+2,037)
409,097
(+8,672, +2.63%) 		-103,150 (-6,771, -7.0%) 0.0%
04/11/2017
133,569
(+2,129)
229,948
(+10,360)
163,709
(+3,080)
41,672
(-5,825)
32,773
(-531)
58,431
(+143)
394,324
(+4,678, +1.44%) 		-96,379 (-8,231, -9.3%) 3.28%
04/04/2017
131,440
(+4,402)
219,588
(+4,182)
160,629
(+2,166)
47,497
(+1,049)
33,304
(-111)
58,288
(+1,226)
390,786
(+6,457, +2.02%) 		-88,148 (+220, +0.2%) 10.48%
03/28/2017
127,038
(+3,937)
215,406
(+12,042)
158,463
(+12,480)
46,448
(+3,641)
33,415
(+2,149)
57,062
(+2,883)
388,405
(+18,566, +6.18%) 		-88,368 (-8,105, -10.1%) 10.32%
03/21/2017
123,101
(+4,041)
203,364
(+10,595)
145,983
(+10,015)
42,807
(+227)
31,266
(-1,317)
54,179
(+1,917)
367,767
(+12,739, +4.43%) 		-80,263 (-6,554, -8.9%) 16.37%
03/14/2017
119,060
(-275)
192,769
(+3,281)
135,968
(+4,202)
42,580
(+956)
32,583
(+1,477)
52,262
(+1,167)
349,874
(+5,404, +1.91%) 		-73,709 (-3,556, -5.1%) 21.27%
03/07/2017
119,335
(+257)
189,488
(+650)
131,766
(+69)
41,624
(+118)
31,106
(+1,659)
51,095
(+1,217)
338,857
(+1,985, +0.71%) 		-70,153 (-393, -0.6%) 23.92%
02/28/2017
119,078
(-2,816)
188,838
(+2,503)
131,697
(+3,193)
41,506
(+1,371)
29,447
(+1,834)
49,878
(-1,663)
335,075
(+2,211, +0.8%) 		-69,760 (-5,319, -8.3%) 24.22%
02/21/2017
121,894
(+424)
186,335
(-3,550)
128,504
(-1,417)
40,135
(+1,232)
27,613
(-406)
51,541
(+919)
326,967
(-1,399, -0.5%) 		-64,441 (+3,974, +5.8%) 28.19%
02/14/2017
121,470
(+835)
189,885
(-3,505)
129,921
(-7,460)
38,903
(-2,043)
28,019
(-3,087)
50,622
(-4,164)
327,514
(-9,712, -3.36%) 		-68,415 (+4,340, +6.0%) 25.22%
02/07/2017
120,635
(-232)
193,390
(+1,539)
137,381
(-5,766)
40,946
(-5,908)
31,106
(+270)
54,786
(-1,359)
338,623
(-5,728, -1.94%) 		-72,755 (-1,771, -2.5%) 21.98%
01/31/2017
120,867
(+1,366)
191,851
(+2,439)
143,147
(-1,246)
46,854
(-1,515)
30,836
(+1,105)
56,145
(+301)
350,015
(+1,225, +0.42%) 		-70,984 (-1,073, -1.5%) 23.3%
01/24/2017
119,501
(+4,963)
189,412
(+5,557)
144,393
(+4,505)
48,369
(+3,227)
29,731
(+1,581)
55,844
(+2,265)
349,379
(+11,049, +3.91%) 		-69,911 (-594, -0.9%) 24.11%
01/17/2017
114,538
(+6,322)
183,855
(+7,018)
139,888
(+5,021)
45,142
(+2,582)
28,150
(+172)
53,579
(+1,915)
336,427
(+11,515, +4.25%) 		-69,317 (-696, -1.0%) 24.55%
01/10/2017
108,216
(+4,784)
176,837
(+7,777)
134,867
(+3,169)
42,560
(-551)
27,978
(+1,796)
51,664
(+2,523)
323,835
(+9,749, +3.73%) 		-68,621 (-2,993, -4.6%) 25.07%
01/03/2017
103,432
(-4,809)
169,060
(-2,285)
131,698
(+1,316)
43,111
(-282)
26,182
(+732)
49,141
(-194)
306,995
(-2,761, -1.05%) 		-65,628 (-2,524, -4.0%) 27.3%
12/27/2016
108,241
(+1,409)
171,345
(+5,910)
130,382
(+4,278)
43,393
(-1,638)
25,450
(-237)
49,335
(+1,178)
307,654
(+5,450, +2.11%) 		-63,104 (-4,501, -7.7%) 29.19%
12/20/2016
106,832
(+2,677)
165,435
(+9,448)
126,104
(+7,356)
45,031
(-1,395)
25,687
(-1,965)
48,157
(+15)
300,306
(+8,068, +3.22%) 		-58,603 (-6,771, -13.1%) 32.55%
12/13/2016
104,155
(+2,433)
155,987
(+6,307)
118,748
(+4,726)
46,426
(-507)
27,652
(-1,106)
48,142
(+253)
288,630
(+6,053, +2.48%) 		-51,832 (-3,874, -8.1%) 37.61%
12/06/2016
101,722
(-4,232)
149,680
(+5,314)
114,022
(+2,885)
46,933
(-6,856)
28,758
(+1,286)
47,889
(+1,481)
283,740
(-61, -0.02%) 		-47,958 (-9,546, -24.9%) 40.5%
11/29/2016
105,954
(-960)
144,366
(+9,063)
111,137
(+4,239)
53,789
(-6,617)
27,472
(+2,519)
46,408
(+3,352)
288,547
(+5,798, +2.43%) 		-38,412 (-10,023, -35.3%) 47.63%
11/22/2016
106,914
(+1,901)
135,303
(+15,709)
106,898
(+7,596)
60,406
(-10,314)
24,953
(+925)
43,056
(+5,027)
282,892
(+10,422, +4.56%) 		-28,389 (-13,808, -94.7%) 55.12%
11/15/2016
105,013
(-504)
119,594
(+2,974)
99,302
(+1,197)
70,720
(-4,054)
24,028
(-455)
38,029
(+1,318)
273,699
(+238, +0.1%) 		-14,581 (-3,478, -31.3%) 65.44%
11/08/2016
105,517
(-1,821)
116,620
(-4,017)
98,105
(-5,587)
74,774
(-2,721)
24,483
(+325)
36,711
(-345)
273,341
(-7,083, -3.01%) 		-11,103 (+2,196, +16.5%) 68.03%
11/01/2016
107,338
(+2,423)
120,637
(+8,125)
103,692
(-274)
77,495
(-7,200)
24,158
(-1,135)
37,056
(+89)
275,224
(+1,014, +0.43%) 		-13,299 (-5,702, -75.1%) 66.39%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays