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
02/09/2010
116,919
(+1,537)
151,573
(+3,674)
108,791
(+3,179)
37,050
(-864)
23,888
(+980)
60,975
(+2,886)
285,530
(+5,696, +2.34%) 		-34,654 (-2,137, -6.6%) 1.97%
02/02/2010
115,382
(-352)
147,899
(-3,810)
105,612
(-1,485)
37,914
(+2,624)
22,908
(+262)
58,089
(-389)
282,894
(-1,575, -0.64%) 		-32,517 (+3,458, +9.6%) 5.15%
01/26/2010
115,734
(+808)
151,709
(+4,318)
107,097
(+476)
35,290
(-3,676)
22,646
(-255)
58,478
(+387)
284,138
(+1,029, +0.42%) 		-35,975 (-3,510, -10.8%) 0.0%
01/19/2010
114,926
(-3,361)
147,391
(+9,106)
106,621
(+7,161)
38,966
(-9,002)
22,901
(-547)
58,091
(+3,149)
278,567
(+3,253, +1.35%) 		-32,465 (-12,467, -62.3%) 0.0%
01/12/2010
118,287
(+4,896)
138,285
(+4,362)
99,460
(+3,542)
47,968
(-463)
23,448
(+7,022)
54,942
(+11,561)
278,461
(+15,460, +6.85%) 		-19,998 (+534, +2.6%) 2.37%
01/05/2010
113,391
(-1,919)
133,923
(+7,914)
95,918
(+1,715)
48,431
(-7,903)
16,426
(-6,655)
43,381
(-6,870)
258,975
(-6,859, -2.95%) 		-20,532 (-9,833, -91.9%) 1.36%
12/29/2009
115,310
(-1,352)
126,009
(+1,931)
94,203
(+3,158)
56,334
(-2,192)
23,081
(+42)
50,251
(+2,109)
264,579
(+1,848, +0.8%) 		-10,699 (-3,283, -44.3%) 20.1%
12/22/2009
116,662
(+327)
124,078
(+4,637)
91,045
(-743)
58,526
(-6,895)
23,039
(-1,307)
48,142
(+535)
259,625
(-1,723, -0.74%) 		-7,416 (-4,310, -138.8%) 26.36%
12/15/2009
116,335
(-1,249)
119,441
(+2,201)
91,788
(+1,692)
65,421
(-1,912)
24,346
(-1,041)
47,607
(-887)
260,608
(-598, -0.26%) 		-3,106 (-3,450, -1002.9%) 34.58%
12/08/2009
117,584
(-4,219)
117,240
(-944)
90,096
(+63)
67,333
(-94)
25,387
(+1,617)
48,494
(-1,501)
263,650
(-2,539, -1.08%) 		+344 (-3,275, -90.5%) 41.15%
12/01/2009
121,803
(+444)
118,184
(+1,042)
90,033
(+624)
67,427
(+615)
23,770
(-207)
49,995
(-796)
266,788
(+861, +0.37%) 		+3,619 (-598, -14.2%) 47.4%
11/24/2009
121,359
(+2,923)
117,142
(+3,154)
89,409
(+3,458)
66,812
(+3,782)
23,977
(-9,188)
50,791
(-9,743)
266,079
(-2,807, -1.18%) 		+4,217 (-231, -5.2%) 48.54%
11/17/2009
118,436
(-198)
113,988
(-4,459)
85,951
(+7,129)
63,030
(+11,573)
33,165
(+11,314)
60,534
(+11,131)
271,891
(+18,245, +8.32%) 		+4,448 (+4,261, +2278.6%) 48.98%
11/09/2009
118,634
(-814)
118,447
(-2,129)
78,822
(-377)
51,457
(-4,816)
21,851
(-120)
49,403
(+5,634)
265,070
(-1,311, -0.59%) 		+187 (+1,315, +116.6%) 40.86%
11/03/2009
119,448
(-2,006)
120,576
(+4,136)
79,199
(+4,687)
56,273
(-1,961)
21,971
(+311)
43,769
(+817)
268,141
(+2,992, +1.37%) 		-1,128 (-6,142, -122.5%) 38.35%
10/27/2009
121,454
(-2,734)
116,440
(+6,893)
74,512
(+3,629)
58,234
(-7,211)
21,660
(-1,519)
42,952
(-306)
263,566
(-624, -0.29%) 		+5,014 (-9,627, -65.8%) 50.06%
10/20/2009
124,188
(+81)
109,547
(+7,650)
70,883
(+1,190)
65,445
(-4,270)
23,179
(+2,459)
43,258
(+350)
262,458
(+3,730, +1.74%) 		+14,641 (-7,569, -34.1%) 68.41%
10/13/2009
124,107
(-1,871)
101,897
(-425)
69,693
(+964)
69,715
(+2,067)
20,720
(-884)
42,908
(-3,433)
256,823
(-1,791, -0.83%) 		+22,210 (-1,446, -6.1%) 82.84%
10/06/2009
125,978
(+2,898)
102,322
(-1,920)
68,729
(-2,300)
67,648
(+489)
21,604
(+473)
46,341
(+2,502)
255,493
(+1,071, +0.5%) 		+23,656 (+4,818, +25.6%) 85.6%
09/29/2009
123,080
(+1,851)
104,242
(+6,598)
71,029
(+1,681)
67,159
(-3,480)
21,131
(-3,392)
43,839
(-2,978)
255,073
(+140, +0.07%) 		+18,838 (-4,747, -20.1%) 76.41%
09/22/2009
121,229
(+6,269)
97,644
(-4,543)
69,348
(-3,682)
70,639
(+10,135)
24,523
(+817)
46,817
(-2,188)
257,090
(+3,404, +1.61%) 		+23,585 (+10,812, +84.6%) 85.46%
09/15/2009
114,960
(+527)
102,187
(+5,091)
73,030
(+2,415)
60,504
(-2,135)
23,706
(+1,148)
49,005
(+1,134)
253,516
(+4,090, +1.97%) 		+12,773 (-4,564, -26.3%) 64.85%
09/08/2009
114,433
(+1,740)
97,096
(+78)
70,615
(-4,974)
62,639
(-4,140)
22,558
(+1,983)
47,871
(+2,811)
242,009
(-1,251, -0.6%) 		+17,337 (+1,662, +10.6%) 73.55%
09/01/2009
112,693
(+4,950)
97,018
(-4,924)
75,589
(-153)
66,779
(+10,206)
20,575
(-46)
45,060
(-531)
244,351
(+4,751, +2.33%) 		+15,675 (+9,874, +170.2%) 70.38%
08/25/2009
107,743
(+3,355)
101,942
(+2,459)
75,742
(+2,679)
56,573
(+2,527)
20,621
(-182)
45,591
(+866)
239,923
(+5,852, +2.95%) 		+5,801 (+896, +18.3%) 51.56%
08/18/2009
104,388
(+1,208)
99,483
(-945)
73,063
(+3,360)
54,046
(+6,115)
20,803
(+775)
44,725
(+173)
231,480
(+5,343, +2.77%) 		+4,905 (+2,153, +78.2%) 49.85%
08/11/2009
103,180
(+1,890)
100,428
(-10,178)
69,703
(-2,262)
47,931
(+6,318)
20,028
(-2,761)
44,552
(+727)
226,076
(-3,133, -1.6%) 		+2,752 (+12,068, +129.5%) 45.75%
08/04/2009
101,290
(-116)
110,606
(-774)
71,965
(+5,141)
41,613
(+1,922)
22,789
(-2,232)
43,825
(+1,645)
235,693
(+2,793, +1.45%) 		-9,316 (+658, +6.6%) 22.74%
07/28/2009
101,406
(-356)
111,380
(+1,650)
66,824
(+1,808)
39,691
(+1,546)
25,021
(-945)
42,180
(-2,689)
229,406
(+507, +0.26%) 		-9,974 (-2,006, -25.2%) 21.48%
07/21/2009
101,762
(+1,445)
109,730
(+6,570)
65,016
(+1,262)
38,145
(-3,603)
25,966
(+3,572)
44,869
(+3,312)
227,467
(+6,279, +3.37%) 		-7,968 (-5,125, -180.3%) 25.31%
07/14/2009
100,317
(-1,779)
103,160
(+7,645)
63,754
(+5,025)
41,748
(-6,022)
22,394
(+1,442)
41,557
(+3,065)
220,377
(+4,688, +2.58%) 		-2,843 (-9,424, -143.2%) 35.08%
07/07/2009
102,096
(+924)
95,515
(+2,873)
58,729
(+3,220)
47,770
(+2,360)
20,952
(-43)
38,492
(-1,132)
216,834
(+4,101, +2.31%) 		+6,581 (-1,949, -22.8%) 53.05%
06/30/2009
101,172
(-3,448)
92,642
(+8,048)
55,509
(+1,578)
45,410
(-11,396)
20,995
(-1,547)
39,624
(-69)
214,013
(-3,417, -1.89%) 		+8,530 (-11,496, -57.4%) 56.76%
06/23/2009
104,620
(-2,451)
84,594
(+5,441)
53,931
(+822)
56,806
(-8,503)
22,542
(+483)
39,693
(+1,916)
212,847
(-1,146, -0.63%) 		+20,026 (-7,892, -28.3%) 78.68%
06/16/2009
107,071
(+756)
79,153
(-1,129)
53,109
(-980)
65,309
(+559)
22,059
(-956)
37,777
(-610)
210,684
(-1,180, -0.64%) 		+27,918 (+1,885, +7.2%) 93.72%
06/09/2009
106,315
(+3,460)
80,282
(+2,161)
54,089
(-782)
64,750
(-606)
23,015
(-1,216)
38,387
(-93)
210,606
(+1,462, +0.8%) 		+26,033 (+1,299, +5.3%) 90.13%
06/02/2009
102,855
(+4,466)
78,121
(-6,406)
54,871
(+3,151)
65,356
(+12,441)
24,231
(+1,233)
38,480
(+2,815)
207,951
(+8,850, +5.11%) 		+24,734 (+10,872, +78.4%) 87.65%
05/26/2009
98,389
(-1,556)
84,527
(+166)
51,720
(+510)
52,915
(-2,738)
22,998
(-2,254)
35,665
(-728)
200,186
(-3,300, -1.87%) 		+13,862 (-1,722, -11.0%) 66.93%
05/19/2009
99,945
(-602)
84,361
(-2,035)
51,210
(+2,317)
55,653
(+3,446)
25,252
(-1,182)
36,393
(-878)
205,112
(+533, +0.3%) 		+15,584 (+1,433, +10.1%) 70.21%
05/12/2009
100,547
(+520)
86,396
(-89)
48,893
(+1,030)
52,207
(+167)
26,434
(+3,248)
37,271
(+4,720)
205,439
(+4,798, +2.8%) 		+14,151 (+609, +4.5%) 67.48%
05/05/2009
100,027
(+2,217)
86,485
(-2,071)
47,863
(+803)
52,040
(+5,198)
23,186
(-850)
32,551
(-957)
206,498
(+2,170, +1.28%) 		+13,542 (+4,288, +46.3%) 66.32%
04/28/2009
97,810
(-2,246)
88,556
(-1,949)
47,060
(-1,495)
46,842
(-139)
24,036
(+739)
33,508
(-914)
206,057
(-3,002, -1.75%) 		+9,254 (-297, -3.1%) 58.14%
04/21/2009
100,056
(-1,988)
90,505
(-912)
48,555
(-595)
46,981
(+40)
23,297
(+953)
34,422
(-758)
205,944
(-1,630, -0.94%) 		+9,551 (-1,076, -10.1%) 58.71%
04/14/2009
102,044
(-2,116)
91,417
(+421)
49,150
(-354)
46,941
(-2,221)
22,344
(-524)
35,180
(-1,194)
204,002
(-2,994, -1.7%) 		+10,627 (-2,537, -19.3%) 60.76%
04/07/2009
104,160
(+668)
90,996
(+9,252)
49,504
(+553)
49,162
(-8,805)
22,868
(+325)
36,374
(+1,099)
209,903
(+1,546, +0.88%) 		+13,164 (-8,584, -39.5%) 65.6%
03/31/2009
103,492
(-2,140)
81,744
(-6,755)
48,951
(+1,597)
57,967
(+7,411)
22,543
(-3,096)
35,275
(-4,295)
203,981
(-3,639, -2.04%) 		+21,748 (+4,615, +26.9%) 81.96%
03/24/2009
105,632
(+1,922)
88,499
(+5,644)
47,354
(-1,483)
50,556
(-1,482)
25,639
(+3,140)
39,570
(-583)
211,521
(+3,579, +2.04%) 		+17,133 (-3,722, -17.8%) 73.16%
03/17/2009
103,710
(-457)
82,855
(+971)
48,837
(-2,045)
52,038
(-2,290)
22,499
(+950)
40,153
(-233)
206,327
(-1,552, -0.88%) 		+20,855 (-1,428, -6.4%) 80.26%
03/10/2009
104,167
(+4,084)
81,884
(+3,004)
50,882
(+364)
54,328
(+2,977)
21,549
(+5,035)
40,386
(+3,502)
209,715
(+9,483, +5.67%) 		+22,283 (+1,080, +5.1%) 82.98%
03/03/2009
100,083
(+2,225)
78,880
(+357)
50,518
(-552)
51,351
(+3,111)
16,514
(-457)
36,884
(-2,252)
202,827
(+1,216, +0.73%) 		+21,203 (+1,868, +9.7%) 80.92%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays