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
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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
12/24/2012
126,265
(-6,332)
150,674
(+1,448)
104,154
(+4,253)
58,152
(-4,210)
32,427
(-304)
54,020
(+379)
329,903
(-2,383, -0.9%)
-24,409 (-7,780, -46.8%) 57.02%
12/18/2012
132,597
(-1,537)
149,226
(+5,939)
99,901
(+6,227)
62,362
(-3,388)
32,731
(-1,493)
53,641
(+646)
330,086
(+3,197, +1.22%)
-16,629 (-7,476, -81.7%) 66.11%
12/11/2012
134,134
(-3,349)
143,287
(-3,413)
93,674
(-4,667)
65,750
(-1,977)
34,224
(+670)
52,995
(-1,956)
325,401
(-7,346, -2.73%)
-9,153 (+64, +0.7%) 74.85%
12/04/2012
137,483
(-1,056)
146,700
(-2,397)
98,341
(+1,018)
67,727
(+1,722)
33,554
(-1,545)
54,951
(-908)
341,044
(-1,583, -0.58%)
-9,217 (+1,341, +12.7%) 74.78%
11/27/2012
138,539
(-5,833)
149,097
(+13,072)
97,323
(+8,841)
66,005
(-15,290)
35,099
(-917)
55,859
(+4,309)
336,064
(+2,091, +0.78%)
-10,558 (-18,905, -226.5%) 73.21%
11/20/2012
144,372
(+6,839)
136,025
(+5,499)
88,482
(-1,833)
81,295
(+620)
36,016
(+847)
51,550
(-266)
334,554
(+5,853, +2.23%)
+8,347 (+1,340, +19.1%) 95.31%
11/13/2012
137,533
(+5,895)
130,526
(-31)
90,315
(-750)
80,675
(+5,128)
35,169
(+1,759)
51,816
(+1,807)
330,826
(+6,904, +2.7%)
+7,007 (+5,926, +548.2%) 93.75%
11/06/2012
131,638
(+3,534)
130,557
(+2,963)
91,065
(-2,345)
75,547
(-918)
33,410
(+2,273)
50,009
(+1,417)
316,317
(+3,462, +1.37%)
+1,081 (+571, +112.0%) 86.82%
10/30/2012
128,104
(+4,605)
127,594
(+91)
93,410
(+1,034)
76,465
(+6,045)
31,137
(+3,305)
48,592
(+2,808)
307,788
(+8,944, +3.67%)
+510 (+4,514, +112.7%) 86.15%
10/23/2012
123,499
(-1,912)
127,503
(+11,389)
92,376
(+5,550)
70,420
(-11,321)
27,832
(-559)
45,784
(+3,011)
292,522
(+3,079, +1.28%)
-4,004 (-13,301, -143.1%) 80.87%
10/16/2012
125,411
(+1,004)
116,114
(-770)
86,826
(+116)
81,741
(+2,289)
28,391
(+1,297)
42,773
(+898)
284,322
(+2,417, +1.01%)
+9,297 (+1,774, +23.6%) 93.91%
10/09/2012
124,407
(-91)
116,884
(-2,736)
86,710
(+378)
79,452
(+1,827)
27,094
(-2,549)
41,875
(-1,353)
278,398
(-2,262, -0.94%)
+7,523 (+2,645, +54.2%) 84.6%
10/02/2012
124,498
(+7,483)
119,620
(-8,897)
86,332
(-4,690)
77,625
(+12,929)
29,643
(+2,299)
43,228
(+1,060)
287,430
(+5,092, +2.16%)
+4,878 (+16,380, +142.4%) 80.61%
09/25/2012
117,015
(-1,004)
128,517
(-6,530)
91,022
(-8,441)
64,696
(-439)
27,344
(-556)
42,168
(-3,032)
284,818
(-10,001, -4.08%)
-11,502 (+5,526, +32.5%) 63.69%
09/18/2012
118,019
(-13,905)
135,047
(-8)
99,463
(+4,394)
65,135
(-7,075)
27,900
(+614)
45,200
(-1,814)
294,358
(-8,897, -3.5%)
-17,028 (-13,897, -443.9%) 57.99%
09/11/2012
131,924
(+2,138)
135,055
(+7,382)
95,069
(+5,311)
72,210
(-427)
27,286
(+2,407)
47,014
(+2,901)
302,591
(+9,856, +4.03%)
-3,131 (-5,244, -248.2%) 72.34%
09/04/2012
129,786
(+2,216)
127,673
(+2,309)
89,758
(+1,444)
72,637
(+3,119)
24,879
(+459)
44,113
(-1,309)
293,239
(+4,119, +1.71%)
+2,113 (-93, -4.2%) 77.75%
08/28/2012
127,570
(-5,729)
125,364
(-7,057)
88,314
(-1,439)
69,518
(+1,450)
24,420
(+238)
45,422
(-1,323)
284,535
(-6,930, -2.8%)
+2,206 (+1,328, +151.3%) 77.85%
08/21/2012
133,299
(+694)
132,421
(+6,041)
89,753
(-254)
68,068
(-8,253)
24,182
(-333)
46,745
(+2,319)
287,750
(+107, +0.04%)
+878 (-5,347, -85.9%) 76.48%
08/14/2012
132,605
(-3,413)
126,380
(+2,719)
90,007
(+3,957)
76,321
(-448)
24,515
(-2,027)
44,426
(-3,754)
291,530
(-1,483, -0.6%)
+6,225 (-6,132, -49.6%) 82.0%
08/07/2012
136,018
(+3,395)
123,661
(-4,913)
86,050
(-8,638)
76,769
(-749)
26,542
(+1,588)
48,180
(+2,007)
292,193
(-3,655, -1.45%)
+12,357 (+8,308, +205.2%) 88.33%
07/31/2012
132,623
(-3,278)
128,574
(+2,151)
94,688
(+1,927)
77,518
(-1,970)
24,954
(+989)
46,173
(-543)
303,512
(-362, -0.14%)
+4,049 (-5,429, -57.3%) 79.75%
07/24/2012
135,901
(-690)
126,423
(-8,651)
92,761
(-1,115)
79,488
(+7,102)
23,965
(-1,561)
46,716
(-1,817)
302,335
(-3,366, -1.31%)
+9,478 (+7,961, +524.8%) 85.36%
07/17/2012
136,591
(+2,544)
135,074
(-4,653)
93,876
(-3,450)
72,386
(+188)
25,526
(-919)
48,533
(+2,640)
302,765
(-1,825, -0.71%)
+1,517 (+7,197, +126.7%) 77.14%
07/10/2012
134,047
(-8,116)
139,727
(-5,602)
97,326
(-350)
72,198
(-2,415)
26,445
(+132)
45,893
(-317)
300,961
(-8,334, -3.13%)
-5,680 (-2,514, -79.4%) 69.71%
07/03/2012
142,163
(+1,143)
145,329
(-1,440)
97,676
(-5,197)
74,613
(-3,041)
26,313
(-1,910)
46,210
(-1,483)
314,169
(-5,964, -2.19%)
-3,166 (+2,583, +44.9%) 72.3%
06/26/2012
141,020
(-696)
146,769
(-2,665)
102,873
(-953)
77,654
(+3,836)
28,223
(-931)
47,693
(-3,751)
315,289
(-2,580, -0.94%)
-5,749 (+1,969, +25.5%) 69.63%
06/19/2012
141,716
(-1,519)
149,434
(-4,770)
103,826
(-2,167)
73,818
(+5,095)
29,154
(+1,999)
51,444
(-2,012)
311,786
(-1,687, -0.61%)
-7,718 (+3,251, +29.6%) 67.6%
06/12/2012
143,235
(-1,899)
154,204
(-4,636)
105,993
(-1,267)
68,723
(+919)
27,155
(-1,157)
53,456
(-606)
319,200
(-4,323, -1.54%)
-10,969 (+2,737, +20.0%) 61.53%
06/05/2012
145,134
(+1,228)
158,840
(+1,333)
107,260
(-7,778)
67,804
(-5,566)
28,312
(+2,811)
54,062
(+494)
326,300
(-3,739, -1.31%)
-13,706 (-105, -0.8%) 58.83%
05/29/2012
143,906
(-31)
157,507
(+2,559)
115,038
(-2,580)
73,370
(-3,624)
25,501
(+536)
53,568
(-1,010)
329,817
(-2,075, -0.72%)
-13,601 (-2,590, -23.5%) 58.93%
05/22/2012
143,937
(-6,493)
154,948
(-4,253)
117,618
(-883)
76,994
(-7,498)
24,965
(-4,082)
54,578
(+293)
331,749
(-11,458, -3.85%)
-11,011 (-2,240, -25.5%) 61.49%
05/15/2012
150,430
(+173)
159,201
(-264)
118,501
(-2,823)
84,492
(-3,217)
29,047
(+211)
54,285
(+1,042)
338,710
(-2,439, -0.81%)
-8,771 (+437, +4.7%) 63.71%
05/08/2012
150,257
(-1,317)
159,465
(-2,285)
121,324
(-769)
87,709
(-2,617)
28,836
(-187)
53,243
(+2,629)
339,620
(-2,273, -0.75%)
-9,208 (+968, +9.5%) 63.28%
05/01/2012
151,574
(+1,372)
161,750
(-90)
122,093
(-2,298)
90,326
(+666)
29,023
(-1,127)
50,614
(-2,629)
345,571
(-2,053, -0.67%)
-10,176 (+1,462, +12.6%) 62.32%
04/24/2012
150,202
(-3,690)
161,840
(+2,431)
124,391
(+3,377)
89,660
(-240)
30,150
(+179)
53,243
(-2,325)
354,253
(-134, -0.04%)
-11,638 (-6,121, -110.9%) 60.87%
04/17/2012
153,892
(+2,917)
159,409
(+10)
121,014
(+3,110)
89,900
(+8,500)
29,971
(+1,166)
55,568
(-1,317)
349,958
(+7,193, +2.42%)
-5,517 (+2,907, +34.5%) 66.93%
04/10/2012
150,975
(+1,534)
159,399
(+3,433)
117,904
(-7,829)
81,400
(-7,309)
28,805
(+305)
56,885
(-2,114)
345,591
(-5,990, -1.97%)
-8,424 (-1,899, -29.1%) 64.05%
04/03/2012
149,441
(-362)
155,966
(-4,063)
125,733
(+1,874)
88,709
(+10,935)
28,500
(+838)
58,999
(-4,522)
361,339
(+2,350, +0.78%)
-6,525 (+3,701, +36.2%) 65.93%
03/27/2012
149,803
(+2,934)
160,029
(-1,824)
123,859
(+1,459)
77,774
(+7,980)
27,662
(+975)
63,521
(-788)
354,737
(+5,368, +1.81%)
-10,226 (+4,758, +31.8%) 62.27%
03/20/2012
146,869
(+1,266)
161,853
(-890)
122,400
(-1,352)
69,794
(+1,992)
26,687
(-466)
64,309
(-1,654)
350,752
(-552, -0.19%)
-14,984 (+2,156, +12.6%) 57.56%
03/13/2012
145,603
(-2,708)
162,743
(-13,322)
123,752
(-7,111)
67,802
(+2,241)
27,153
(-1,470)
65,963
(-208)
351,454
(-11,289, -3.67%)
-17,140 (+10,614, +38.2%) 55.43%
03/06/2012
148,311
(+3,845)
176,065
(+2,392)
130,863
(-4,811)
65,561
(-4,180)
28,623
(-1,385)
66,171
(-563)
364,976
(-2,351, -0.76%)
-27,754 (+1,453, +5.0%) 44.93%
02/28/2012
144,466
(+474)
173,673
(-1,728)
135,674
(+3,535)
69,741
(+6,552)
30,008
(+784)
66,734
(-31)
366,012
(+4,793, +1.57%)
-29,207 (+2,202, +7.0%) 43.49%
02/21/2012
143,992
(-1,136)
175,401
(+1,806)
132,139
(+7,901)
63,189
(+4,426)
29,224
(-1,112)
66,765
(-579)
357,639
(+5,653, +1.89%)
-31,409 (-2,942, -10.3%) 41.32%
02/14/2012
145,128
(+1,810)
173,595
(+2,919)
124,238
(+2,469)
58,763
(+1,968)
30,336
(+973)
67,344
(+365)
347,250
(+5,252, +1.78%)
-28,467 (-1,109, -4.1%) 44.23%
02/07/2012
143,318
(-1,044)
170,676
(+5,733)
121,769
(-2,021)
56,795
(-12,148)
29,363
(+689)
66,979
(+4,039)
339,300
(-2,376, -0.8%)
-27,358 (-6,777, -32.9%) 45.32%
01/31/2012
144,362
(+126)
164,943
(+6,020)
123,790
(+8,271)
68,943
(+458)
28,674
(-858)
62,940
(+1,061)
339,209
(+7,539, +2.61%)
-20,581 (-5,894, -40.1%) 52.03%
01/24/2012
144,236
(-2,355)
158,923
(+1,355)
115,519
(+4,371)
68,485
(+13)
29,532
(+563)
61,879
(+1,211)
335,617
(+2,579, +0.9%)
-14,687 (-3,710, -33.8%) 57.86%
01/17/2012
146,591
(+1,208)
157,568
(-1,199)
111,148
(-292)
68,472
(+49)
28,969
(-1,013)
60,668
(+1,053)
333,881
(-97, -0.03%)
-10,977 (+2,407, +18.0%) 61.53%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays