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
10/25/2016
104,915
(+4,957)
112,512
(+6,491)
103,966
(+1,662)
84,695
(-3,758)
25,293
(-1,660)
36,967
(+2,226)
273,170
(+4,959, +2.16%)
-7,597 (-1,534, -25.3%) 70.65%
10/18/2016
99,958
(+2,684)
106,021
(-229)
102,304
(+1,038)
88,453
(+3,527)
26,953
(-81)
34,741
(+343)
268,448
(+3,641, +1.61%)
-6,063 (+2,913, +32.5%) 71.8%
10/11/2016
97,274
(-265)
106,250
(-1,342)
101,266
(-4,819)
84,926
(-3,601)
27,034
(+2,007)
34,398
(+1,866)
263,180
(-3,077, -1.35%)
-8,976 (+1,077, +10.7%) 69.62%
10/04/2016
97,539
(+511)
107,592
(+2,797)
106,085
(-2,605)
88,527
(-2,142)
25,027
(+828)
32,532
(-1,921)
264,662
(-1,266, -0.55%)
-10,053 (-2,286, -29.4%) 68.82%
09/27/2016
97,028
(+3,342)
104,795
(+4,470)
108,690
(+2,635)
90,669
(-754)
24,199
(-2,177)
34,453
(+84)
266,390
(+3,800, +1.68%)
-7,767 (-1,128, -17.0%) 70.53%
09/20/2016
93,686
(-125)
100,325
(+572)
106,055
(+983)
91,423
(-690)
26,376
(-584)
34,369
(+392)
261,549
(+274, +0.12%)
-6,639 (-697, -11.7%) 71.37%
09/13/2016
93,811
(-53)
99,753
(-3,524)
105,072
(+1,676)
92,113
(+4,183)
26,960
(+557)
33,977
(+1,521)
260,424
(+2,180, +0.97%)
-5,942 (+3,471, +36.9%) 71.89%
09/06/2016
93,864
(+5,133)
103,277
(+2,165)
103,396
(+4,020)
87,930
(+8,623)
26,403
(+1,281)
32,456
(-354)
263,449
(+10,434, +4.89%)
-9,413 (+2,968, +24.0%) 69.3%
08/30/2016
88,731
(+2,938)
101,112
(-8,122)
99,376
(+3,147)
79,307
(+16,075)
25,122
(+923)
32,810
(-945)
255,282
(+7,008, +3.4%)
-12,381 (+11,060, +47.2%) 67.08%
08/23/2016
85,793
(-5,372)
109,234
(-2,132)
96,229
(+2,014)
63,232
(+2,878)
24,199
(+1,008)
33,755
(-3,096)
246,157
(-2,350, -1.13%)
-23,441 (-3,240, -16.0%) 58.82%
08/16/2016
91,165
(-747)
111,366
(-2,626)
94,215
(-37)
60,354
(+2,613)
23,191
(-94)
36,851
(-865)
241,313
(-878, -0.42%)
-20,201 (+1,879, +8.5%) 61.24%
08/09/2016
91,912
(-3,662)
113,992
(-1,523)
94,252
(-2,198)
57,741
(-6,854)
23,285
(+294)
37,716
(+2,811)
239,760
(-5,566, -2.59%)
-22,080 (-2,139, -10.7%) 59.83%
08/02/2016
95,574
(-2,442)
115,515
(+6,059)
96,450
(+3,999)
64,595
(-6,842)
22,991
(+55)
34,905
(+2,395)
252,242
(+1,612, +0.76%)
-19,941 (-8,501, -74.3%) 61.43%
07/26/2016
98,016
(-360)
109,456
(+2,085)
92,451
(+2,338)
71,437
(-1,039)
22,936
(-2,389)
32,510
(-1,457)
251,923
(-411, -0.19%)
-11,440 (-2,445, -27.2%) 67.78%
07/19/2016
98,376
(-2,547)
107,371
(+3,458)
90,113
(+134)
72,476
(-5,414)
25,325
(+822)
33,967
(+365)
244,571
(-1,591, -0.74%)
-8,995 (-6,005, -200.8%) 69.61%
07/12/2016
100,923
(+783)
103,913
(-3,351)
89,979
(+1,874)
77,890
(+6,262)
24,503
(+353)
33,602
(+99)
250,841
(+3,010, +1.42%)
-2,990 (+4,134, +58.0%) 74.09%
07/05/2016
100,140
(-555)
107,264
(-1,399)
88,105
(+2,779)
71,628
(+1,693)
24,150
(-1,301)
33,503
(+629)
247,585
(+923, +0.44%)
-7,124 (+844, +10.6%) 71.01%
06/28/2016
100,695
(+546)
108,663
(-2,180)
85,326
(-1,863)
69,935
(+725)
25,451
(-793)
32,874
(-655)
242,236
(-2,110, -0.99%)
-7,968 (+2,726, +25.5%) 70.38%
06/21/2016
100,149
(-1,179)
110,843
(-6,042)
87,189
(-2,433)
69,210
(+5,462)
26,244
(-503)
33,529
(-3,535)
244,356
(-4,115, -1.89%)
-10,694 (+4,863, +31.3%) 68.34%
06/14/2016
101,328
(-2,389)
116,885
(-1,743)
89,622
(+1,424)
63,748
(+2,545)
26,747
(-1,280)
37,064
(-3,047)
247,348
(-2,245, -1.02%)
-15,557 (-646, -4.3%) 64.71%
06/07/2016
103,717
(+906)
118,628
(-3,311)
88,198
(-5,760)
61,203
(-3,709)
28,027
(+147)
40,111
(+2,313)
250,554
(-4,707, -2.1%)
-14,911 (+4,217, +22.0%) 65.19%
05/31/2016
102,811
(-2,311)
121,939
(-1,175)
93,958
(-2,014)
64,912
(-1,644)
27,880
(-300)
37,798
(-1,806)
259,279
(-4,625, -2.02%)
-19,128 (-1,136, -6.3%) 62.04%
05/24/2016
105,122
(+2,109)
123,114
(-1,548)
95,972
(-2,997)
66,556
(+1,351)
28,180
(-982)
39,604
(-1,673)
268,683
(-1,870, -0.81%)
-17,992 (+3,657, +16.9%) 62.89%
05/17/2016
103,013
(-6,654)
124,662
(+8,156)
98,969
(+7,856)
65,205
(-11,173)
29,162
(-1,997)
41,277
(+2,222)
268,314
(-795, -0.34%)
-21,649 (-14,810, -216.6%) 60.16%
05/10/2016
109,667
(+2,041)
116,506
(+1,730)
91,113
(-4,669)
76,378
(-3,950)
31,159
(+965)
39,055
(+557)
274,142
(-1,663, -0.71%)
-6,839 (+311, +4.3%) 71.22%
05/03/2016
107,626
(+1,374)
114,776
(+1,356)
95,782
(+5,018)
80,328
(+7,159)
30,194
(+1,972)
38,498
(-151)
277,517
(+8,364, +3.71%)
-7,150 (+18, +0.3%) 70.99%
04/26/2016
106,252
(-5,452)
113,420
(-8,386)
90,764
(+487)
73,169
(+3,794)
28,222
(-1,961)
38,649
(-2,334)
274,631
(-6,926, -2.98%)
-7,168 (+2,934, +29.0%) 70.97%
04/19/2016
111,704
(-5,019)
121,806
(-5,846)
90,277
(+935)
69,375
(+1,930)
30,183
(-2,565)
40,983
(-2,733)
282,850
(-6,649, -2.78%)
-10,102 (+827, +7.6%) 68.78%
04/12/2016
116,723
(+87)
127,652
(+343)
89,342
(+2,150)
67,445
(+4,118)
32,748
(+1,786)
43,716
(-438)
288,959
(+4,023, +1.71%)
-10,929 (-256, -2.4%) 68.16%
04/05/2016
116,636
(-1,460)
127,309
(-5,986)
87,192
(+484)
63,327
(+4,357)
30,962
(-1,473)
44,154
(-820)
283,032
(-2,449, -1.03%)
-10,673 (+4,526, +29.8%) 68.36%
03/29/2016
118,096
(+2,281)
133,295
(-4,626)
86,708
(-5,841)
58,970
(+4,445)
32,435
(-466)
44,974
(-3,845)
293,880
(-4,026, -1.67%)
-15,199 (+6,907, +31.2%) 64.97%
03/22/2016
115,815
(-1,635)
137,921
(+2,319)
92,549
(+4,213)
54,525
(-1,145)
32,901
(-216)
48,819
(+1,188)
296,499
(+2,362, +0.99%)
-22,106 (-3,954, -21.8%) 59.81%
03/15/2016
117,450
(-3,519)
135,602
(+10,317)
88,336
(+5,655)
55,670
(-8,081)
33,117
(-318)
47,631
(-418)
292,575
(+1,818, +0.77%)
-18,152 (-13,836, -320.6%) 62.77%
03/08/2016
120,969
(-1,512)
125,285
(+4,840)
82,681
(+3,693)
63,751
(-1,343)
33,435
(+2,162)
48,049
(+846)
288,597
(+4,343, +1.87%)
-4,316 (-6,352, -312.0%) 73.1%
03/01/2016
122,481
(+480)
120,445
(+5,284)
78,988
(+8,439)
65,094
(+469)
31,273
(-87)
47,203
(+3,079)
280,951
(+8,832, +3.94%)
+2,036 (-4,804, -70.2%) 77.85%
02/23/2016
122,001
(-2,931)
115,161
(+2,668)
70,549
(+887)
64,625
(-3,321)
31,360
(+1,122)
44,124
(-269)
270,927
(-922, -0.41%)
+6,840 (-5,599, -45.0%) 81.44%
02/16/2016
124,932
(+396)
112,493
(+1,650)
69,662
(-614)
67,946
(-513)
30,238
(+47)
44,393
(-1,308)
272,135
(-171, -0.08%)
+12,439 (-1,254, -9.2%) 85.62%
02/09/2016
124,536
(-5,341)
110,843
(+1,738)
70,276
(+1,640)
68,459
(-6,550)
30,191
(-882)
45,701
(+229)
268,120
(-4,583, -2.0%)
+13,693 (-7,079, -34.1%) 86.56%
02/02/2016
129,877
(-990)
109,105
(-3,894)
68,636
(+3,850)
75,009
(+6,497)
31,073
(-124)
45,472
(+133)
276,556
(+2,736, +1.21%)
+20,772 (+2,904, +16.3%) 91.84%
01/26/2016
130,867
(-658)
112,999
(+1,236)
64,786
(-262)
68,512
(+1,747)
31,197
(+2,965)
45,339
(-938)
277,264
(+2,045, +0.91%)
+17,868 (-1,894, -9.6%) 89.67%
01/19/2016
131,525
(-310)
111,763
(-923)
65,048
(-44)
66,765
(-10)
28,232
(-184)
46,277
(+395)
275,924
(-538, -0.24%)
+19,762 (+613, +3.2%) 91.09%
01/12/2016
131,835
(+101)
112,686
(+6,010)
65,092
(+2,602)
66,775
(-2,661)
28,416
(+3,671)
45,882
(+3,025)
274,995
(+6,374, +2.91%)
+19,149 (-5,909, -23.6%) 90.63%
01/05/2016
131,734
(+195)
106,676
(+3,656)
62,490
(+936)
69,436
(-3,999)
24,745
(+502)
42,857
(+1,976)
265,072
(+1,633, +0.75%)
+25,058 (-3,461, -12.1%) 95.05%
12/29/2015
131,539
(+11,693)
103,020
(+6,307)
61,554
(-3,567)
73,435
(-595)
24,243
(-367)
40,881
(+2,047)
262,818
(+7,759, +3.7%)
+28,519 (+5,386, +23.3%) 97.63%
12/22/2015
119,846
(+4,939)
96,713
(+3,132)
65,121
(-4,230)
74,030
(-4,111)
24,610
(-257)
38,834
(+1,431)
250,860
(+452, +0.22%)
+23,133 (+1,807, +8.5%) 93.61%
12/15/2015
114,907
(-2,666)
93,581
(+1,504)
69,351
(+339)
78,141
(-2,494)
24,867
(+406)
37,403
(-931)
248,936
(-1,921, -0.91%)
+21,326 (-4,170, -16.4%) 92.26%
12/08/2015
117,573
(-6,560)
92,077
(-5,710)
69,012
(-2,078)
80,635
(-4,461)
24,461
(-2,251)
38,334
(-718)
251,061
(-10,889, -4.91%)
+25,496 (-850, -3.2%) 95.37%
12/01/2015
124,133
(-2,007)
97,787
(-4,768)
71,090
(-610)
85,096
(+2,385)
26,712
(-59)
39,052
(-293)
274,364
(-2,676, -1.19%)
+26,346 (+2,761, +11.7%) 96.01%
11/24/2015
126,140
(+4)
102,555
(+1,031)
71,700
(+3,255)
82,711
(+2,625)
26,771
(+476)
39,345
(+79)
278,849
(+3,735, +1.69%)
+23,585 (-1,027, -4.2%) 93.95%
11/17/2015
126,136
(+4,982)
101,524
(+2,629)
68,445
(-165)
80,086
(+231)
26,295
(-211)
39,266
(+1,746)
272,654
(+4,606, +2.13%)
+24,612 (+2,353, +10.6%) 94.71%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays