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
01/25/2011
137,248
(+3,915)
168,576
(+3,956)
129,099
(-1,810)
62,192
(+967)
31,883
(+855)
67,462
(-1,963)
358,433
(+2,960, +1.0%) 		-31,328 (-41, -0.1%) 40.09%
01/18/2011
133,333
(+5,904)
164,620
(-4,246)
130,909
(-1,407)
61,225
(+6,498)
31,028
(-209)
69,425
(+2,036)
344,832
(+4,288, +1.47%) 		-31,287 (+10,150, +24.5%) 40.13%
01/11/2011
127,429
(+2,187)
168,866
(+3,637)
132,316
(+924)
54,727
(+315)
31,237
(+5,017)
67,389
(+4,176)
333,554
(+8,128, +2.87%) 		-41,437 (-1,450, -3.6%) 30.41%
01/04/2011
125,242
(+221)
165,229
(-2,051)
131,392
(+4,575)
54,412
(+7,517)
26,220
(-387)
63,213
(-1,057)
330,306
(+4,409, +1.58%) 		-39,987 (+2,272, +5.4%) 31.8%
12/28/2010
125,021
(-1,613)
167,280
(-2,955)
126,817
(+1,763)
46,895
(+4,027)
26,607
(+1,500)
64,270
(+578)
325,248
(+1,650, +0.6%) 		-42,259 (+1,342, +3.1%) 29.62%
12/21/2010
126,634
(-1,727)
170,235
(-2,950)
125,054
(-3,665)
42,868
(-2,195)
25,107
(-2,046)
63,692
(-2,293)
325,371
(-7,438, -2.62%) 		-43,601 (+1,223, +2.7%) 28.33%
12/14/2010
128,361
(+497)
173,185
(-3,966)
128,719
(-3,670)
45,063
(+998)
27,153
(-1,148)
65,985
(-1,353)
334,545
(-4,321, -1.5%) 		-44,824 (+4,463, +9.1%) 27.16%
12/07/2010
127,864
(+2,122)
177,151
(+4,955)
132,389
(-4,645)
44,065
(-8,108)
28,301
(-283)
67,338
(+347)
340,954
(-2,806, -0.96%) 		-49,287 (-2,833, -6.1%) 22.89%
11/30/2010
125,742
(-1,593)
172,196
(-2,699)
137,034
(+9,082)
52,173
(+8,888)
28,584
(+1,829)
66,991
(+3,129)
343,325
(+9,318, +3.3%) 		-46,454 (+1,106, +2.3%) 25.6%
11/23/2010
127,335
(+7,477)
174,895
(+1,315)
127,952
(-1,285)
43,285
(+4,596)
26,755
(+1,032)
63,862
(+1,313)
332,090
(+7,224, +2.63%) 		-47,560 (+6,162, +11.5%) 24.54%
11/16/2010
119,858
(+3,419)
173,580
(+2,842)
129,237
(-795)
38,689
(-5,501)
25,723
(-2,148)
62,549
(+3,135)
314,299
(+476, +0.17%) 		-53,722 (+577, +1.1%) 18.64%
11/09/2010
116,439
(-1,910)
170,738
(-4,930)
130,032
(-6,798)
44,190
(-1,358)
27,871
(+2,215)
59,414
(-205)
307,155
(-6,493, -2.31%) 		-54,299 (+3,020, +5.3%) 18.09%
11/02/2010
118,349
(+2,265)
175,668
(-3,961)
136,830
(-5,931)
45,548
(+929)
25,656
(+1,059)
59,619
(+425)
316,061
(-2,607, -0.92%) 		-57,319 (+6,226, +9.8%) 15.19%
10/26/2010
116,084
(-35)
179,629
(-1,576)
142,761
(+2,010)
44,619
(+4,136)
24,597
(+125)
59,194
(-460)
315,404
(+2,100, +0.75%) 		-63,545 (+1,541, +2.4%) 9.23%
10/19/2010
116,119
(-4,141)
181,205
(-5,417)
140,751
(+2,633)
40,483
(+3,183)
24,472
(-1,691)
59,654
(-965)
315,182
(-3,199, -1.12%) 		-65,086 (+1,276, +1.9%) 7.75%
10/12/2010
120,260
(-2,161)
186,622
(-4,361)
138,118
(-3,816)
37,300
(+2,815)
26,163
(+1,093)
60,619
(-3,338)
318,427
(-4,884, -1.69%) 		-66,362 (+2,200, +3.2%) 6.53%
10/05/2010
122,421
(-1,770)
190,983
(-5,393)
141,934
(-6,565)
34,485
(-4,622)
25,070
(-2,166)
63,957
(-486)
322,975
(-10,501, -3.5%) 		-68,562 (+3,623, +5.0%) 4.42%
09/28/2010
124,191
(+1,428)
196,376
(+957)
148,499
(-5,149)
39,107
(-4,117)
27,236
(-2,418)
64,443
(-2,979)
338,708
(-6,139, -2.01%) 		-72,185 (+471, +0.6%) 0.95%
09/21/2010
122,763
(+1,818)
195,419
(+3,645)
153,648
(+1,212)
43,224
(+521)
29,654
(+832)
67,422
(-304)
349,755
(+3,862, +1.28%) 		-72,656 (-1,827, -2.6%) 0.5%
09/14/2010
120,945
(-3,612)
191,774
(-5,564)
152,436
(+136)
42,703
(+1,474)
28,822
(+2,435)
67,726
(+3,049)
344,943
(-1,041, -0.34%) 		-70,829 (+1,952, +2.7%) 2.25%
09/07/2010
124,557
(+3,106)
197,338
(+2,708)
152,300
(+911)
41,229
(+1,300)
26,387
(+32)
64,677
(+41)
350,095
(+4,049, +1.35%) 		-72,781 (+398, +0.5%) 0.38%
08/31/2010
121,451
(-2,038)
194,630
(+7,793)
151,389
(+9,062)
39,929
(-595)
26,355
(+931)
64,636
(+757)
349,496
(+7,955, +2.73%) 		-73,179 (-9,831, -15.5%) 0.0%
08/24/2010
123,489
(-1,848)
186,837
(+10,068)
142,327
(+10,537)
40,524
(-4,616)
25,424
(-2,256)
63,879
(+981)
342,847
(+6,433, +2.26%) 		-63,348 (-11,916, -23.2%) 5.2%
08/17/2010
125,337
(+613)
176,769
(+816)
131,790
(+1,136)
45,140
(+215)
27,680
(-3,625)
62,898
(-2,907)
337,600
(-1,876, -0.65%) 		-51,432 (-203, -0.4%) 17.15%
08/10/2010
124,724
(-3,295)
175,953
(+5,443)
130,654
(+1,366)
44,925
(-9,169)
31,305
(+4,302)
65,805
(+6,099)
338,562
(+2,373, +0.83%) 		-51,229 (-8,738, -20.6%) 17.35%
08/03/2010
128,019
(-621)
170,510
(+5,768)
129,288
(+1,831)
54,094
(-5,484)
27,003
(-2,725)
59,706
(-1,799)
332,396
(-1,515, -0.53%) 		-42,491 (-6,389, -17.7%) 26.11%
07/27/2010
128,640
(-2,146)
164,742
(+2,116)
127,457
(+9,321)
59,578
(+3,640)
29,728
(-303)
61,505
(+1,116)
329,910
(+6,872, +2.46%) 		-36,102 (-4,262, -13.4%) 32.52%
07/20/2010
130,786
(-679)
162,626
(+7,801)
118,136
(+5,153)
55,938
(-2,490)
30,031
(-140)
60,389
(-977)
323,008
(+4,334, +1.58%) 		-31,840 (-8,480, -36.3%) 36.79%
07/13/2010
131,465
(-1,705)
154,825
(-1,329)
112,983
(-1,780)
58,428
(-258)
30,171
(-1,489)
61,366
(-3,387)
314,710
(-4,974, -1.78%) 		-23,360 (-376, -1.6%) 45.29%
07/06/2010
133,170
(-232)
156,154
(+4,575)
114,763
(+2,166)
58,686
(-2,096)
31,660
(+4,928)
64,753
(+4,383)
325,069
(+6,862, +2.52%) 		-22,984 (-4,807, -26.4%) 45.67%
06/29/2010
133,402
(+3,248)
151,579
(-3,959)
112,597
(-2,967)
60,782
(+2,838)
26,732
(-2,964)
60,370
(-1,562)
321,443
(-2,683, -0.97%) 		-18,177 (+7,207, +28.4%) 50.49%
06/22/2010
130,154
(-2,616)
155,538
(-2,965)
115,564
(+2,074)
57,944
(+4,511)
29,696
(+3,613)
61,932
(+1,525)
323,193
(+3,071, +1.13%) 		-25,384 (+349, +1.4%) 43.26%
06/15/2010
132,770
(+14)
158,503
(-7,616)
113,490
(-3,959)
53,433
(+5,742)
26,083
(+476)
60,407
(-1,595)
325,154
(-3,469, -1.26%) 		-25,733 (+7,630, +22.9%) 42.91%
06/08/2010
132,756
(+3,051)
166,119
(-9,890)
117,449
(-16,213)
47,691
(-2,445)
25,607
(-514)
62,002
(-1,341)
330,824
(-13,676, -4.72%) 		-33,363 (+12,941, +27.9%) 35.26%
06/01/2010
129,705
(+1,756)
176,009
(-4,027)
133,662
(-6,366)
50,136
(+740)
26,121
(-1,141)
63,343
(-2,464)
342,241
(-5,751, -1.95%) 		-46,304 (+5,783, +11.1%) 22.29%
05/25/2010
127,949
(+2,007)
180,036
(+774)
140,028
(-2,899)
49,396
(+888)
27,262
(-2,629)
65,807
(-5,183)
347,889
(-3,521, -1.18%) 		-52,087 (+1,233, +2.3%) 16.49%
05/18/2010
125,942
(-438)
179,262
(-11,083)
142,927
(-9,126)
48,508
(+4,834)
29,891
(-2,722)
70,990
(-6,037)
361,152
(-12,286, -3.95%) 		-53,320 (+10,645, +16.6%) 15.25%
05/11/2010
126,380
(+1,800)
190,345
(+439)
152,053
(+4,303)
43,674
(+3,448)
32,613
(+1,422)
77,027
(+3,638)
376,949
(+7,525, +2.48%) 		-63,965 (+1,361, +2.1%) 4.58%
05/04/2010
124,580
(+1,242)
189,906
(-1,086)
147,750
(-1,296)
40,226
(+2,533)
31,191
(+2,966)
73,389
(+1,465)
371,937
(+2,912, +0.97%) 		-65,326 (+2,328, +3.4%) 3.22%
04/27/2010
123,338
(-1,797)
190,992
(-2,679)
149,046
(+1,634)
37,693
(+3,547)
28,225
(-2,221)
71,924
(-3,252)
367,836
(-2,384, -0.79%) 		-67,654 (+882, +1.3%) 0.88%
04/20/2010
125,135
(-813)
193,671
(+3,366)
147,412
(+5,798)
34,146
(+1,285)
30,446
(+2,672)
75,176
(+3,006)
366,292
(+7,657, +2.59%) 		-68,536 (-4,179, -6.5%) 0.0%
04/13/2010
125,948
(-1,847)
190,305
(+768)
141,614
(+2,710)
32,861
(-794)
27,774
(-3,822)
72,170
(-2,933)
356,346
(-2,959, -0.99%) 		-64,357 (-2,615, -4.2%) 0.0%
04/06/2010
127,795
(-2,425)
189,537
(+5,472)
138,904
(+11,058)
33,655
(+2,967)
31,596
(+1,962)
75,103
(+2,156)
358,664
(+10,595, +3.68%) 		-61,742 (-7,897, -14.7%) 0.0%
03/30/2010
130,220
(+381)
184,065
(+3,275)
127,846
(-3,137)
30,688
(-5,382)
29,634
(+759)
72,947
(+110)
363,471
(-1,997, -0.69%) 		-53,845 (-2,894, -5.7%) 0.0%
03/23/2010
129,839
(-354)
180,790
(+1,797)
130,983
(+6,009)
36,070
(+4,796)
28,875
(-2,334)
72,837
(-3,272)
358,017
(+3,321, +1.16%) 		-50,951 (-2,151, -4.4%) 0.0%
03/16/2010
130,193
(+8,702)
178,993
(+9,013)
124,974
(+2,611)
31,274
(+985)
31,209
(+3,539)
76,109
(+4,854)
348,450
(+14,852, +5.47%) 		-48,800 (-311, -0.6%) 0.0%
03/09/2010
121,491
(+1,635)
169,980
(+3,594)
122,363
(+1,620)
30,289
(-4,134)
27,670
(+601)
71,255
(+4,396)
323,346
(+3,856, +1.44%) 		-48,489 (-1,959, -4.2%) 0.0%
03/02/2010
119,856
(+1,892)
166,386
(+7,311)
120,743
(+6,717)
34,423
(+494)
27,069
(+2,218)
66,859
(+3,022)
320,206
(+10,827, +4.22%) 		-46,530 (-5,419, -13.2%) 0.0%
02/23/2010
117,964
(+2,340)
159,075
(+2,758)
114,026
(-267)
33,929
(-527)
24,851
(+489)
63,837
(+331)
308,836
(+2,562, +1.01%) 		-41,111 (-418, -1.0%) 0.0%
02/16/2010
115,624
(-1,295)
156,317
(+4,744)
114,293
(+5,502)
34,456
(-2,594)
24,362
(+474)
63,506
(+2,531)
294,561
(+4,681, +1.88%) 		-40,693 (-6,039, -17.4%) 0.0%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays