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
03/11/2008
130,695
(-2,868)
116,958
(-328)
77,694
(+1,213)
57,010
(-2,471)
21,819
(+1,328)
56,240
(+2,472)
276,911
(-327, -0.14%) 		+13,737 (-2,540, -15.6%) 67.02%
03/04/2008
133,563
(+4,261)
117,286
(+482)
76,481
(+1,634)
59,481
(+2,942)
20,491
(-2,973)
53,768
(-502)
283,138
(+2,922, +1.28%) 		+16,277 (+3,779, +30.2%) 72.4%
02/26/2008
129,302
(-2,612)
116,804
(+4,267)
74,847
(+5,758)
56,539
(+526)
23,464
(+2,941)
54,270
(+1,294)
278,145
(+6,087, +2.75%) 		+12,498 (-6,879, -35.5%) 64.39%
02/19/2008
131,914
(-83)
112,537
(+230)
69,089
(-909)
56,013
(-1,182)
20,523
(-446)
52,976
(-486)
269,699
(-1,438, -0.64%) 		+19,377 (-313, -1.6%) 78.97%
02/12/2008
131,997
(-628)
112,307
(+2,025)
69,998
(+2,332)
57,195
(-2,046)
20,969
(-1,461)
53,462
(+264)
270,729
(+243, +0.11%) 		+19,690 (-2,653, -11.9%) 79.64%
02/05/2008
132,625
(+2,590)
110,282
(+6,261)
67,666
(+6,078)
59,241
(+2,615)
22,430
(+2,089)
53,198
(+1,881)
271,252
(+10,757, +5.07%) 		+22,343 (-3,671, -14.1%) 85.26%
01/29/2008
130,035
(+2,361)
104,021
(+2,329)
61,588
(+2,518)
56,626
(+1,913)
20,341
(-1,458)
51,317
(-821)
261,239
(+3,421, +1.64%) 		+26,014 (+32, +0.1%) 93.04%
01/22/2008
127,674
(+430)
101,692
(+838)
59,070
(+1,007)
54,713
(-1,175)
21,799
(-346)
52,138
(+1,428)
253,305
(+1,091, +0.53%) 		+25,982 (-408, -1.5%) 92.97%
01/15/2008
127,244
(+5,070)
100,854
(+4,265)
58,063
(+1,051)
55,888
(+1,697)
22,145
(+225)
50,710
(+384)
254,705
(+6,346, +3.16%) 		+26,390 (+805, +3.1%) 93.83%
01/08/2008
122,174
(+361)
96,589
(-1,090)
57,012
(-3,125)
54,191
(+1,157)
21,920
(+3,171)
50,326
(+340)
243,690
(+407, +0.2%) 		+25,585 (+1,451, +6.0%) 92.13%
12/31/2007
121,813
(-1,844)
97,679
(+636)
60,137
(+2,464)
53,034
(-760)
18,749
(-484)
49,986
(+260)
241,412
(+136, +0.07%) 		+24,134 (-2,480, -9.3%) 89.05%
12/24/2007
123,657
(-843)
97,043
(-2,607)
57,673
(+99)
53,794
(+1,315)
19,233
(-1,204)
49,726
(-656)
240,200
(-1,948, -0.96%) 		+26,614 (+1,764, +7.1%) 94.31%
12/18/2007
124,500
(-2,007)
99,650
(-8,261)
57,574
(-1,305)
52,479
(+5,028)
20,437
(-897)
50,382
(-976)
242,864
(-4,209, -2.04%) 		+24,850 (+6,254, +33.6%) 90.57%
12/11/2007
126,507
(-2,365)
107,911
(+1,119)
58,879
(+3,374)
47,451
(-2,599)
21,334
(+1,028)
51,358
(+3,517)
245,789
(+2,037, +1.0%) 		+18,596 (-3,484, -15.8%) 77.32%
12/04/2007
128,872
(+454)
106,792
(-2,768)
55,505
(+322)
50,050
(+4,228)
20,306
(-1,146)
47,841
(-1,830)
237,412
(-370, -0.18%) 		+22,080 (+3,222, +17.1%) 84.7%
11/27/2007
128,418
(-539)
109,560
(-24)
55,183
(+1,265)
45,822
(+286)
21,452
(-1,325)
49,671
(-861)
238,458
(-599, -0.29%) 		+18,858 (-515, -2.7%) 77.87%
11/20/2007
128,957
(-968)
109,584
(-1,735)
53,918
(+1,047)
45,536
(+2,644)
22,777
(-762)
50,532
(-1,592)
242,358
(-683, -0.33%) 		+19,373 (+767, +4.1%) 78.96%
11/13/2007
129,925
(+1,194)
111,319
(+6,980)
52,871
(+402)
42,892
(-6,306)
23,539
(+3,937)
52,124
(+4,859)
247,131
(+5,533, +2.76%) 		+18,606 (-5,786, -23.7%) 77.34%
11/06/2007
128,731
(+4,004)
104,339
(-9)
52,469
(-1,100)
49,198
(+4,937)
19,602
(+3,448)
47,265
(+1,424)
237,546
(+6,352, +3.27%) 		+24,392 (+4,013, +19.7%) 89.6%
10/30/2007
124,727
(+1,542)
104,348
(-2,641)
53,569
(-1,139)
44,261
(+3,740)
16,154
(-1,285)
45,841
(-1,981)
232,219
(-882, -0.45%) 		+20,379 (+4,183, +25.8%) 81.1%
10/23/2007
123,185
(+1,811)
106,989
(+730)
54,708
(+1,303)
40,521
(+355)
17,439
(-460)
47,822
(+1,569)
235,272
(+2,654, +1.38%) 		+16,196 (+1,081, +7.2%) 72.23%
10/16/2007
121,374
(+74)
106,259
(+871)
53,405
(+596)
40,166
(+1,620)
17,899
(-202)
46,253
(-2,023)
232,179
(+468, +0.24%) 		+15,115 (-797, -5.0%) 69.94%
10/09/2007
121,300
(+2,055)
105,388
(-5,707)
52,809
(-5,212)
38,546
(+3,644)
18,101
(-1,141)
48,276
(-2,235)
232,287
(-4,298, -2.19%) 		+15,912 (+7,762, +95.2%) 71.63%
10/02/2007
119,245
(+1,155)
111,095
(-2,126)
58,021
(-1,716)
34,902
(+1,051)
19,242
(-3,171)
50,511
(-2,657)
241,252
(-3,732, -1.86%) 		+8,150 (+3,281, +67.4%) 55.18%
09/25/2007
118,090
(+4,218)
113,221
(+5,479)
59,737
(+2,971)
33,851
(-386)
22,413
(+3,349)
53,168
(+5,445)
246,914
(+10,538, +5.56%) 		+4,869 (-1,261, -20.6%) 48.23%
09/18/2007
113,872
(+335)
107,742
(-2,006)
56,766
(-3,053)
34,237
(+1,428)
19,064
(+1,437)
47,723
(-703)
231,028
(-1,281, -0.67%) 		+6,130 (+2,341, +61.8%) 50.9%
09/11/2007
113,537
(+1,991)
109,748
(-2,118)
59,819
(-1,089)
32,809
(+661)
17,627
(-731)
48,426
(+1,628)
227,108
(+171, +0.09%) 		+3,789 (+4,109, +1284.1%) 45.94%
09/04/2007
111,546
(-739)
111,866
(+4,346)
60,908
(+2,956)
32,148
(-2,294)
18,358
(+988)
46,798
(+1,153)
232,177
(+3,205, +1.71%) 		-320 (-5,085, -106.7%) 37.23%
08/28/2007
112,285
(-3,609)
107,520
(+3,414)
57,952
(+8,718)
34,442
(-4,057)
17,370
(-1,643)
45,645
(+4,109)
228,259
(+3,466, +1.88%) 		+4,765 (-7,023, -59.6%) 48.01%
08/21/2007
115,894
(+1,025)
104,106
(-5,067)
49,234
(-4,488)
38,499
(+3,157)
19,013
(-68)
41,536
(-1,621)
223,683
(-3,531, -1.88%) 		+11,788 (+6,092, +107.0%) 62.89%
08/14/2007
114,869
(-2,080)
109,173
(-7,554)
53,722
(-10,534)
35,342
(-979)
19,081
(-1,044)
43,157
(-5,125)
224,582
(-13,658, -6.78%) 		+5,696 (+5,474, +2465.8%) 49.98%
08/07/2007
116,949
(-3,689)
116,727
(-3,233)
64,256
(-1,790)
36,321
(-1,718)
20,125
(-797)
48,282
(-1,325)
241,527
(-6,276, -3.02%) 		+222 (-456, -67.3%) 39.69%
07/31/2007
120,638
(+5,233)
119,960
(+8,793)
66,046
(+4,774)
38,039
(-451)
20,922
(-360)
49,607
(+1,305)
251,840
(+9,647, +4.87%) 		+678 (-3,560, -84.0%) 40.64%
07/24/2007
115,405
(+2,294)
111,167
(+2,801)
61,272
(+938)
38,490
(-581)
21,282
(-156)
48,302
(+856)
241,378
(+3,076, +1.58%) 		+4,238 (-507, -10.7%) 48.02%
07/17/2007
113,111
(+1,990)
108,366
(+8,164)
60,334
(+1,711)
39,071
(-3,447)
21,438
(+693)
47,446
(-323)
236,495
(+4,394, +2.31%) 		+4,745 (-6,174, -56.5%) 49.07%
07/10/2007
111,121
(-1,979)
100,202
(+3,602)
58,623
(+8,589)
42,518
(+2,457)
20,745
(+3,677)
47,769
(+4,228)
229,572
(+10,287, +5.71%) 		+10,919 (-5,581, -33.8%) 62.33%
07/03/2007
113,100
(+461)
96,600
(-5,554)
50,034
(-2,966)
40,061
(+4,840)
17,068
(-636)
43,541
(-2,427)
220,243
(-3,141, -1.71%) 		+16,500 (+6,015, +57.4%) 74.78%
06/26/2007
112,639
(-3,737)
102,154
(-11,101)
53,000
(-6,227)
35,221
(+1,781)
17,704
(-2,165)
45,968
(-2,809)
227,375
(-12,129, -6.2%) 		+10,485 (+7,364, +236.0%) 64.24%
06/19/2007
116,376
(-1,033)
113,255
(-64)
59,227
(+2,119)
33,440
(+854)
19,869
(-3,431)
48,777
(-3,135)
241,428
(-2,345, -1.19%) 		+3,121 (-969, -23.7%) 53.22%
06/12/2007
117,409
(-2,847)
113,319
(-5,938)
57,108
(-2,530)
32,586
(-307)
23,300
(-579)
51,912
(+289)
243,270
(-5,956, -2.92%) 		+4,090 (+3,091, +309.4%) 54.95%
06/05/2007
120,256
(-2,018)
119,257
(-2,157)
59,638
(-5,975)
32,893
(-6,175)
23,879
(-2,531)
51,623
(-2,192)
251,058
(-10,524, -4.91%) 		+999 (+139, +16.2%) 49.43%
05/29/2007
122,274
(+1,740)
121,414
(+1,437)
65,613
(-3,693)
39,068
(-4,359)
26,410
(+2,144)
53,815
(+3,113)
265,906
(+191, +0.09%) 		+860 (+303, +54.4%) 49.18%
05/22/2007
120,534
(+242)
119,977
(+1,054)
69,306
(+3,249)
43,427
(+2,086)
24,266
(-1,152)
50,702
(-801)
266,552
(+2,339, +1.1%) 		+557 (-812, -59.3%) 48.64%
05/15/2007
120,292
(+3,231)
118,923
(+3,908)
66,057
(+3,080)
41,341
(+1,422)
25,418
(+577)
51,503
(+1,558)
261,875
(+6,888, +3.36%) 		+1,369 (-677, -33.1%) 50.09%
05/08/2007
117,061
(+1,638)
115,015
(+1,838)
62,977
(-827)
39,919
(-2,006)
24,841
(+215)
49,945
(+1,194)
253,456
(+1,026, +0.5%) 		+2,046 (-200, -8.9%) 51.3%
05/01/2007
115,423
(-746)
113,177
(-959)
63,804
(+1,244)
41,925
(+3,275)
24,626
(-280)
48,751
(-2,098)
264,813
(+218, +0.11%) 		+2,246 (+213, +10.5%) 51.66%
04/24/2007
116,169
(-1,783)
114,136
(-4,099)
62,560
(-2,595)
38,650
(+764)
24,906
(-2,177)
50,849
(-3,220)
268,049
(-6,555, -3.12%) 		+2,033 (+2,316, +818.4%) 51.27%
04/17/2007
117,952
(-2,071)
118,235
(-3,086)
65,155
(-8,913)
37,886
(-5,461)
27,083
(-1,365)
54,069
(-3,802)
277,906
(-12,349, -5.55%) 		-283 (+1,015, +78.2%) 47.14%
04/10/2007
120,023
(-892)
121,321
(+2,655)
74,068
(-122)
43,347
(-3,627)
28,448
(+161)
57,871
(+119)
294,301
(-853, -0.38%) 		-1,298 (-3,547, -157.7%) 45.32%
04/03/2007
120,915
(+3,577)
118,666
(-871)
74,190
(+531)
46,974
(+4,800)
28,287
(-1,072)
57,752
(-893)
298,482
(+3,036, +1.38%) 		+2,249 (+4,448, +202.3%) 51.66%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays