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
03/27/2007
117,338
(-1,628)
119,537
(-2,237)
73,659
(-538)
42,174
(+412)
29,359
(+175)
58,645
(-166)
298,522
(-1,991, -0.9%) 		-2,199 (+609, +21.7%) 43.71%
03/20/2007
118,966
(-2,532)
121,774
(-3,664)
74,197
(-2,661)
41,762
(+1,169)
29,184
(+932)
58,811
(-1,766)
297,871
(-4,261, -1.88%) 		-2,808 (+1,132, +28.7%) 42.62%
03/13/2007
121,498
(-1,988)
125,438
(-2,864)
76,858
(+2,234)
40,593
(+3,582)
28,252
(+65)
60,577
(-407)
299,316
(+311, +0.14%) 		-3,940 (+876, +18.2%) 40.6%
03/06/2007
123,486
(+1,621)
128,302
(-1,634)
74,624
(-2,620)
37,011
(-938)
28,187
(-915)
60,984
(+658)
285,021
(-1,914, -0.84%) 		-4,816 (+3,255, +40.3%) 39.04%
02/27/2007
121,865
(+998)
129,936
(+4,276)
77,244
(+3,688)
37,949
(+2,714)
29,102
(+1,921)
60,326
(-383)
283,602
(+6,607, +2.98%) 		-8,071 (-3,278, -68.4%) 33.22%
02/20/2007
120,867
(-337)
125,660
(+511)
73,556
(+2,611)
35,235
(+1,332)
27,181
(-134)
60,709
(+297)
274,295
(+2,140, +0.98%) 		-4,793 (-848, -21.5%) 39.08%
02/13/2007
121,204
(+2,725)
125,149
(+5,522)
70,945
(+2,909)
33,903
(+1,455)
27,315
(-28)
60,412
(-1,371)
273,259
(+5,606, +2.62%) 		-3,945 (-2,797, -243.6%) 40.59%
02/06/2007
118,479
(+4,438)
119,627
(+6,759)
68,036
(+4,458)
32,448
(+1,129)
27,343
(+3,901)
61,783
(+4,909)
268,561
(+12,797, +6.36%) 		-1,148 (-2,321, -197.9%) 45.59%
01/30/2007
114,041
(+1,810)
112,868
(-389)
63,578
(-1,003)
31,319
(+941)
23,442
(-460)
56,874
(-205)
254,118
(+347, +0.17%) 		+1,173 (+2,199, +214.3%) 49.74%
01/23/2007
112,231
(+919)
113,257
(+3,644)
64,581
(-59)
30,378
(-556)
23,902
(-1,141)
57,079
(-3,369)
257,867
(-281, -0.14%) 		-1,026 (-2,725, -160.4%) 45.81%
01/16/2007
111,312
(+3,470)
109,613
(+173)
64,640
(+2,598)
30,934
(+3,296)
25,043
(-1,489)
60,448
(+1,110)
261,503
(+4,579, +2.33%) 		+1,699 (+3,297, +206.3%) 50.68%
01/09/2007
107,842
(+4,673)
109,440
(+4,020)
62,042
(+2,330)
27,638
(+2,208)
26,532
(+4,082)
59,338
(+4,857)
255,284
(+11,085, +5.98%) 		-1,598 (+653, +29.0%) 44.79%
01/03/2007
103,169
(+2,140)
105,420
(+6,811)
59,712
(+2,128)
25,430
(-3,125)
22,450
(+1,290)
54,481
(+1,872)
246,598
(+5,558, +3.09%) 		-2,251 (-4,671, -193.0%) 43.62%
12/26/2006
101,029
(-386)
98,609
(-272)
57,584
(+1,334)
28,555
(+307)
21,160
(-290)
52,609
(+623)
229,204
(+658, +0.37%) 		+2,420 (-114, -4.5%) 51.97%
12/19/2006
101,415
(+576)
98,881
(+2,825)
56,250
(+1,371)
28,248
(-1,800)
21,450
(-880)
51,986
(+42)
223,026
(+1,067, +0.6%) 		+2,534 (-2,249, -47.0%) 52.17%
12/12/2006
100,839
(-2)
96,056
(+1,217)
54,879
(+2,875)
30,048
(+922)
22,330
(+1,110)
51,944
(+1,844)
221,742
(+3,983, +2.29%) 		+4,783 (-1,219, -20.3%) 56.19%
12/05/2006
100,841
(-1,640)
94,839
(+185)
52,004
(+1,514)
29,126
(-1,135)
21,220
(+764)
50,100
(+1,588)
221,763
(+638, +0.37%) 		+6,002 (-1,825, -23.3%) 58.37%
11/28/2006
102,481
(+1,389)
94,654
(-200)
50,490
(-351)
30,261
(+1,486)
20,456
(-499)
48,512
(-747)
219,526
(+539, +0.31%) 		+7,827 (+1,589, +25.5%) 61.63%
11/21/2006
101,092
(+4,602)
94,854
(+2,240)
50,841
(-1,234)
28,775
(+710)
20,955
(-346)
49,259
(+72)
219,597
(+3,022, +1.78%) 		+6,238 (+2,362, +60.9%) 58.79%
11/14/2006
96,490
(+4,323)
92,614
(+3,688)
52,075
(-1,002)
28,065
(+618)
21,301
(+3,732)
49,187
(+2,747)
213,804
(+7,053, +4.33%) 		+3,876 (+635, +19.6%) 54.57%
11/07/2006
92,167
(-239)
88,926
(+720)
53,077
(+4,873)
27,447
(+257)
17,569
(+240)
46,440
(+3,897)
198,160
(+4,874, +3.09%) 		+3,241 (-959, -22.8%) 53.43%
10/31/2006
92,406
(-315)
88,206
(+3,439)
48,204
(+985)
27,190
(-636)
17,329
(-2,303)
42,543
(-4,436)
195,423
(-1,633, -1.02%) 		+4,200 (-3,754, -47.2%) 55.15%
10/24/2006
92,721
(-1,009)
84,767
(-3,621)
47,219
(+982)
27,826
(+1,387)
19,632
(-4,725)
46,979
(-2,518)
201,415
(-4,752, -2.89%) 		+7,954 (+2,612, +48.9%) 61.86%
10/17/2006
93,730
(-4,532)
88,388
(-5,218)
46,237
(-3,711)
26,439
(-786)
24,357
(+3,134)
49,497
(+895)
200,539
(-5,109, -3.02%) 		+5,342 (+686, +14.7%) 57.19%
10/10/2006
98,262
(-1,950)
93,606
(-1,440)
49,948
(-122)
27,225
(-2,709)
21,223
(-2,381)
48,602
(-304)
209,091
(-4,453, -2.56%) 		+4,656 (-510, -9.9%) 55.96%
10/03/2006
100,212
(+1,657)
95,046
(+1,126)
50,070
(-59)
29,934
(+1,426)
23,604
(+102)
48,906
(-852)
221,700
(+1,700, +0.99%) 		+5,166 (+531, +11.5%) 56.87%
09/26/2006
98,555
(+1,678)
93,920
(-309)
50,129
(-1,897)
28,508
(+2,241)
23,502
(-839)
49,758
(-2,990)
217,870
(-1,058, -0.61%) 		+4,635 (+1,987, +75.0%) 55.92%
09/19/2006
96,877
(+5,685)
94,229
(+409)
52,026
(-8,475)
26,267
(-3,674)
24,341
(-947)
52,748
(-472)
216,116
(-3,737, -2.11%) 		+2,648 (+5,276, +200.8%) 52.37%
09/12/2006
91,192
(-1,432)
93,820
(+1,651)
60,501
(+279)
29,941
(-658)
25,288
(+2,999)
53,220
(+853)
210,851
(+1,846, +1.05%) 		-2,628 (-3,083, -677.6%) 42.95%
09/05/2006
92,624
(+1,126)
92,169
(+2,286)
60,222
(+5,210)
30,599
(+5,743)
22,289
(+1,245)
52,367
(-448)
209,993
(+7,581, +4.52%) 		+455 (-1,160, -71.8%) 48.46%
08/29/2006
91,498
(-1,260)
89,883
(-2,874)
55,012
(+2,664)
24,856
(+1,730)
21,044
(-594)
52,815
(+1,954)
203,046
(+810, +0.49%) 		+1,615 (+1,614, +161400.0%) 50.53%
08/22/2006
92,758
(-3,612)
92,757
(-3,738)
52,348
(+2,834)
23,126
(+3,639)
21,638
(-1,697)
50,861
(-2,376)
203,023
(-2,475, -1.46%) 		+1 (+126, +100.8%) 47.64%
08/15/2006
96,370
(-15,261)
96,495
(-15,725)
49,514
(-1,007)
19,487
(+1,021)
23,335
(-3,779)
53,237
(-5,343)
203,496
(-20,047, -10.59%) 		-125 (+464, +78.8%) 47.42%
08/08/2006
111,631
(-891)
112,220
(+4,788)
50,521
(+4,834)
18,466
(-673)
27,114
(+1,618)
58,580
(+1,446)
233,053
(+5,561, +3.03%) 		-589 (-5,679, -111.6%) 47.46%
08/01/2006
112,522
(-639)
107,432
(-1,870)
45,687
(-2,231)
19,139
(-2,412)
25,496
(+666)
57,134
(+2,078)
233,026
(-2,204, -1.19%) 		+5,090 (+1,231, +31.9%) 57.45%
07/25/2006
113,161
(+1,464)
109,302
(+877)
47,918
(-3,029)
21,551
(+406)
24,830
(+1,965)
55,056
(-883)
234,577
(+400, +0.22%) 		+3,859 (+587, +17.9%) 55.28%
07/18/2006
111,697
(-4,367)
108,425
(-7,390)
50,947
(-2,861)
21,145
(+1,746)
22,865
(+910)
55,939
(-674)
232,171
(-6,318, -3.29%) 		+3,272 (+3,023, +1214.1%) 55.66%
07/11/2006
116,064
(+8,932)
115,815
(+6,186)
53,808
(-1,824)
19,399
(+1,169)
21,955
(+2,038)
56,613
(+1,791)
233,082
(+9,146, +5.01%) 		+249 (+2,746, +110.0%) 52.38%
07/03/2006
107,132
(-3,972)
109,629
(+1,739)
55,632
(+4,962)
18,230
(-3,662)
19,917
(-800)
54,822
(+2,113)
223,722
(+190, +0.1%) 		-2,497 (-5,711, -177.7%) 47.95%
06/27/2006
111,104
(-2,808)
107,890
(+314)
50,670
(+831)
21,892
(-2,153)
20,717
(+1,332)
52,709
(+1,194)
227,067
(-645, -0.35%) 		+3,214 (-3,122, -49.3%) 57.3%
06/20/2006
113,912
(-1,696)
107,576
(+2,940)
49,839
(-4,692)
24,045
(-8,102)
19,385
(-7,164)
51,515
(-8,390)
222,638
(-13,552, -6.89%) 		+6,336 (-4,636, -42.3%) 62.41%
06/13/2006
115,608
(-3,910)
104,636
(-2,358)
54,531
(-111)
32,147
(-2,680)
26,549
(+3,399)
59,905
(+4,416)
244,033
(-622, -0.32%) 		+10,972 (-1,552, -12.4%) 70.0%
06/06/2006
119,518
(-8,331)
106,994
(-135)
54,642
(+2,648)
34,827
(-7,920)
23,150
(-3,462)
55,489
(-1,090)
248,837
(-9,145, -4.43%) 		+12,524 (-8,196, -39.6%) 72.54%
05/30/2006
127,849
(-3,595)
107,129
(-1,705)
51,994
(-143)
42,747
(-3,117)
26,612
(-1,977)
56,579
(-893)
259,745
(-5,715, -2.69%) 		+20,720 (-1,890, -8.4%) 85.96%
05/23/2006
131,444
(+2,826)
108,834
(-19)
52,137
(-24)
45,864
(-20)
28,589
(-5,731)
57,472
(-2,890)
268,812
(-2,929, -1.36%) 		+22,610 (+2,845, +14.4%) 89.05%
05/16/2006
128,618
(+6,533)
108,853
(+8,667)
52,161
(-1,602)
45,884
(-4,816)
34,320
(+2,683)
60,362
(+3,763)
271,148
(+7,614, +3.67%) 		+19,765 (-2,134, -9.7%) 84.39%
05/09/2006
122,085
(+1,441)
100,186
(+969)
53,763
(+4,432)
50,700
(+2,647)
31,637
(+13,375)
56,599
(+15,632)
256,111
(+19,248, +10.23%) 		+21,899 (+472, +2.2%) 87.89%
05/02/2006
120,644
(+149)
99,217
(+6,341)
49,331
(+4,774)
48,053
(-1,464)
18,262
(-10,352)
40,967
(-10,306)
241,495
(-5,429, -2.8%) 		+21,427 (-6,192, -22.4%) 87.11%
04/25/2006
120,495
(+3,221)
92,876
(+3,091)
44,557
(+318)
49,517
(+796)
28,614
(-62)
51,273
(-410)
245,764
(+3,477, +1.83%) 		+27,619 (+130, +0.5%) 97.25%
04/18/2006
117,274
(-995)
89,785
(-2,005)
44,239
(+355)
48,721
(+2,661)
28,676
(-1,218)
51,683
(-2,514)
239,631
(-1,858, -0.97%) 		+27,489 (+1,010, +3.8%) 97.04%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays