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
02/24/2009
97,858
(+418)
78,523
(-5,216)
51,070
(+1,138)
48,240
(+2,742)
16,971
(-1,644)
39,136
(+2,386)
204,978
(-88, -0.05%)
+19,335 (+5,634, +41.1%) 77.36%
02/17/2009
97,440
(-1,032)
83,739
(-2,299)
49,932
(-1,551)
45,498
(-1,779)
18,615
(-1,993)
36,750
(-498)
200,762
(-4,576, -2.68%)
+13,701 (+1,267, +10.2%) 66.62%
02/10/2009
98,472
(-2,529)
86,038
(+6,653)
51,483
(-2,502)
47,277
(-13,652)
20,608
(-1,342)
37,248
(+626)
202,092
(-6,373, -3.6%)
+12,434 (-9,182, -42.5%) 64.2%
02/03/2009
101,001
(+1,017)
79,385
(+661)
53,985
(-277)
60,929
(+2,700)
21,950
(+1,697)
36,622
(-924)
207,224
(+2,437, +1.4%)
+21,616 (+356, +1.7%) 81.71%
01/27/2009
99,984
(+2,041)
78,724
(+135)
54,262
(+2,947)
58,229
(+4,039)
20,253
(+913)
37,546
(+1,727)
206,740
(+5,901, +3.5%)
+21,260 (+1,906, +9.8%) 81.03%
01/20/2009
97,943
(-1,922)
78,589
(-4,043)
51,315
(+2,670)
54,190
(+4,164)
19,340
(-1,918)
35,819
(-1,291)
203,960
(-1,170, -0.69%)
+19,354 (+2,121, +12.3%) 77.4%
01/13/2009
99,865
(-11,430)
82,632
(-5,110)
48,645
(+1,127)
50,026
(-3,204)
21,258
(+2,577)
37,110
(+588)
201,142
(-7,726, -4.35%)
+17,233 (-6,320, -26.8%) 73.35%
01/06/2009
111,295
(-574)
87,742
(+4,307)
47,518
(+2,614)
53,230
(-1,810)
18,681
(+2,833)
36,522
(+2,376)
216,984
(+4,873, +2.82%)
+23,553 (-4,881, -17.2%) 85.4%
12/30/2008
111,869
(-1,736)
83,435
(+122)
44,904
(+135)
55,040
(-432)
15,848
(-750)
34,146
(-2,041)
211,365
(-2,351, -1.34%)
+28,434 (-1,858, -6.1%) 94.71%
12/22/2008
113,605
(+412)
83,313
(+218)
44,769
(-177)
55,472
(+482)
16,598
(-655)
36,187
(-1,120)
212,399
(-420, -0.24%)
+30,292 (+194, +0.6%) 98.25%
12/16/2008
113,193
(-1,389)
83,095
(-1,141)
44,946
(-163)
54,990
(-691)
17,253
(+173)
37,307
(+453)
212,225
(-1,379, -0.78%)
+30,098 (-248, -0.8%) 97.88%
12/09/2008
114,582
(+1,131)
84,236
(-4,982)
45,109
(-3,786)
55,681
(+2,371)
17,080
(+1,250)
36,854
(+1,206)
210,044
(-1,405, -0.79%)
+30,346 (+6,113, +25.2%) 98.35%
12/02/2008
113,451
(+385)
89,218
(-383)
48,895
(+82)
53,310
(+425)
15,830
(-1,132)
35,648
(-707)
213,323
(-665, -0.37%)
+24,233 (+768, +3.3%) 86.7%
11/25/2008
113,066
(-1,770)
89,601
(-465)
48,813
(-1,928)
52,885
(-1,597)
16,962
(-85)
36,355
(-1,721)
213,883
(-3,783, -2.07%)
+23,465 (-1,305, -5.3%) 85.23%
11/18/2008
114,836
(+1,836)
90,066
(+300)
50,741
(-2,563)
54,482
(+2,260)
17,047
(+863)
38,076
(-2,424)
216,423
(+136, +0.07%)
+24,770 (+1,536, +6.6%) 87.72%
11/11/2008
113,000
(-63)
89,766
(+2,047)
53,304
(-275)
52,222
(-1,892)
16,184
(+2,562)
40,500
(+2,069)
212,279
(+2,224, +1.23%)
+23,234 (-2,110, -8.3%) 84.79%
11/04/2008
113,063
(-951)
87,719
(+1,048)
53,579
(+167)
54,114
(-3,248)
13,622
(-1,713)
38,431
(-297)
216,468
(-2,497, -1.37%)
+25,344 (-1,999, -7.3%) 88.82%
10/28/2008
114,014
(-7,854)
86,671
(-5,833)
53,412
(-3,102)
57,362
(-1,947)
15,335
(+202)
38,728
(-2,974)
214,044
(-10,754, -5.56%)
+27,343 (-2,021, -6.9%) 92.63%
10/21/2008
121,868
(-5,767)
92,504
(-6,360)
56,514
(+282)
59,309
(+3,354)
15,133
(-565)
41,702
(-3,044)
225,382
(-6,050, -3.03%)
+29,364 (+593, +2.1%) 96.48%
10/14/2008
127,635
(-5,679)
98,864
(-3,240)
56,232
(-2,169)
55,955
(-3,475)
15,698
(-1,852)
44,746
(-2,985)
231,367
(-9,700, -4.64%)
+28,771 (-2,439, -7.8%) 95.35%
10/07/2008
133,314
(+2,385)
102,104
(-809)
58,401
(-8,453)
59,430
(-5,243)
17,550
(-3,598)
47,731
(-3,614)
239,492
(-9,666, -4.42%)
+31,210 (+3,194, +11.4%) 100.0%
09/30/2008
130,929
(-4,585)
102,913
(-2,160)
66,854
(-1,965)
64,673
(-4,736)
21,148
(-222)
51,345
(+124)
246,257
(-6,772, -3.0%)
+28,016 (-2,425, -8.0%) 95.25%
09/23/2008
135,514
(-5,047)
105,073
(-5,015)
68,819
(-3,625)
69,409
(-2,806)
21,370
(-3,345)
51,221
(-4,196)
256,310
(-12,017, -5.06%)
+30,441 (-32, -0.1%) 99.94%
09/16/2008
140,561
(+1,834)
110,088
(-524)
72,444
(-2,529)
72,215
(+1,548)
24,715
(+3,708)
55,417
(+1,989)
276,655
(+3,013, +1.28%)
+30,473 (+2,358, +8.4%) 100.0%
09/09/2008
138,727
(-330)
110,612
(-6,064)
74,973
(+1,146)
70,667
(+6,422)
21,007
(+818)
53,428
(+1,276)
272,352
(+1,634, +0.7%)
+28,115 (+5,734, +25.6%) 97.66%
09/02/2008
139,057
(-682)
116,676
(-3,570)
73,827
(+1,780)
64,245
(+6,380)
20,189
(+1,816)
52,152
(+104)
275,222
(+2,914, +1.27%)
+22,381 (+2,888, +14.8%) 86.31%
08/26/2008
139,739
(-337)
120,246
(-2,964)
72,047
(-2,324)
57,865
(+313)
18,373
(-1,477)
52,048
(-1,487)
271,356
(-4,138, -1.77%)
+19,493 (+2,627, +15.6%) 80.6%
08/19/2008
140,076
(+688)
123,210
(-4,565)
74,371
(-905)
57,552
(+2,250)
19,850
(-1,069)
53,535
(+1,029)
275,574
(-1,286, -0.55%)
+16,866 (+5,253, +45.2%) 75.4%
08/12/2008
139,388
(-1,886)
127,775
(-587)
75,276
(-360)
55,302
(-1,406)
20,919
(-3,964)
52,506
(-4,217)
276,299
(-6,210, -2.57%)
+11,613 (-1,299, -10.1%) 65.01%
08/05/2008
141,274
(-550)
128,362
(+1,706)
75,636
(-3,063)
56,708
(-2,449)
24,883
(+1,569)
56,723
(-1,301)
296,992
(-2,044, -0.84%)
+12,912 (-2,256, -14.9%) 67.58%
07/29/2008
141,824
(+5,211)
126,656
(-4,215)
78,699
(-4,329)
59,157
(+7,894)
23,314
(-742)
58,024
(-3,539)
294,381
(+140, +0.06%)
+15,168 (+9,426, +164.2%) 72.04%
07/22/2008
136,613
(+1,448)
130,871
(-9,264)
83,028
(+995)
51,263
(+11,943)
24,056
(-755)
61,563
(-991)
298,308
(+1,688, +0.7%)
+5,742 (+10,712, +215.5%) 53.39%
07/15/2008
135,165
(-5,352)
140,135
(-16,521)
82,033
(-7,059)
39,320
(+5,199)
24,811
(-721)
62,554
(-1,810)
294,372
(-13,132, -5.15%)
-4,970 (+11,169, +69.2%) 32.2%
07/08/2008
140,517
(-5,291)
156,656
(-7,704)
89,092
(-2,242)
34,121
(+1,031)
25,532
(+1,099)
64,364
(+239)
305,885
(-6,434, -2.46%)
-16,139 (+2,413, +13.0%) 10.1%
07/01/2008
145,808
(+1,596)
164,360
(-1,095)
91,334
(+1,430)
33,090
(+5,711)
24,433
(+561)
64,125
(-1,029)
312,602
(+3,587, +1.39%)
-18,552 (+2,691, +12.7%) 5.32%
06/24/2008
144,212
(+949)
165,455
(+4,175)
89,904
(+119)
27,379
(-563)
23,872
(+2,472)
65,154
(-72)
302,372
(+3,540, +1.39%)
-21,243 (-3,226, -17.9%) 0.0%
06/17/2008
143,263
(+1,166)
161,280
(+6,261)
89,785
(-346)
27,942
(-3,063)
21,400
(-1,841)
65,226
(-4,219)
296,409
(-1,021, -0.4%)
-18,017 (-5,095, -39.4%) 6.08%
06/10/2008
142,097
(+3,818)
155,019
(+4,880)
90,131
(-680)
31,005
(-3,352)
23,241
(-417)
69,445
(+1,193)
295,678
(+2,721, +1.08%)
-12,922 (-1,062, -9.0%) 16.19%
06/03/2008
138,279
(+2,612)
150,139
(-480)
90,811
(-3,630)
34,357
(-2,003)
23,658
(+471)
68,252
(+1,936)
297,547
(-547, -0.22%)
-11,860 (+3,092, +20.7%) 18.3%
05/27/2008
135,667
(+1,203)
150,619
(-118)
94,441
(-3,530)
36,360
(-3,022)
23,187
(+128)
66,316
(+941)
296,795
(-2,199, -0.86%)
-14,952 (+1,321, +8.1%) 12.16%
05/20/2008
134,464
(+2,262)
150,737
(-2,545)
97,971
(-5,618)
39,382
(+845)
23,059
(+938)
65,375
(-718)
297,598
(-2,418, -0.94%)
-16,273 (+4,807, +22.8%) 9.54%
05/13/2008
132,202
(+2,955)
153,282
(+7,451)
103,589
(-1,637)
38,537
(-4,403)
22,121
(+1,249)
66,093
(-481)
298,813
(+2,567, +1.01%)
-21,080 (-4,496, -27.1%) 0.0%
05/06/2008
129,247
(-1,698)
145,831
(+3,605)
105,226
(+3,643)
42,940
(-2,398)
20,872
(+1,386)
66,574
(+2,124)
298,329
(+3,331, +1.32%)
-16,584 (-5,303, -47.0%) 2.77%
04/29/2008
130,945
(-1,087)
142,226
(+3,541)
101,583
(+5,473)
45,338
(-1,512)
19,486
(+1,131)
64,450
(+3,488)
294,520
(+5,517, +2.24%)
-11,281 (-4,628, -69.6%) 14.0%
04/22/2008
132,032
(+3,313)
138,685
(+3,822)
96,110
(-1,670)
46,850
(-3,547)
18,355
(-1,672)
60,962
(-304)
291,232
(-29, -0.01%)
-6,653 (-509, -8.3%) 23.81%
04/15/2008
128,719
(+641)
134,863
(+3,082)
97,780
(+883)
50,397
(-2,923)
20,027
(-948)
61,266
(+417)
283,571
(+576, +0.23%)
-6,144 (-2,441, -65.9%) 24.89%
04/08/2008
128,078
(+2,048)
131,781
(+1,559)
96,897
(+1,554)
53,320
(-1,833)
20,975
(-733)
60,849
(+3,143)
279,762
(+2,869, +1.18%)
-3,703 (+489, +11.7%) 30.06%
04/01/2008
126,030
(+420)
130,222
(+3,161)
95,343
(+7,379)
55,153
(+3,773)
21,708
(+41)
57,706
(+906)
275,988
(+7,840, +3.33%)
-4,192 (-2,741, -188.9%) 29.03%
03/25/2008
125,610
(-3,202)
127,061
(+8,340)
87,964
(+4,911)
51,380
(-5,206)
21,667
(+890)
56,800
(-535)
269,301
(+2,599, +1.12%)
-1,451 (-11,542, -114.4%) 34.83%
03/18/2008
128,812
(-1,883)
118,721
(+1,763)
83,053
(+5,359)
56,586
(-424)
20,777
(-1,042)
57,335
(+1,095)
272,674
(+2,434, +1.06%)
+10,091 (-3,646, -26.5%) 59.29%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays