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
04/11/2006
118,269
(+4,252)
91,790
(-2,052)
43,884
(-3,962)
46,060
(+979)
29,894
(-1,036)
54,197
(+327)
238,034
(-746, -0.39%) 		+26,479 (+6,304, +31.2%) 95.38%
04/04/2006
114,017
(+1,126)
93,842
(+8,861)
47,846
(+5,625)
45,081
(-1,066)
30,930
(+1,416)
53,870
(+372)
237,458
(+8,167, +4.42%) 		+20,175 (-7,735, -27.7%) 85.06%
03/28/2006
112,891
(+1,137)
84,981
(+2,527)
42,221
(+2,539)
46,147
(+2,971)
29,514
(+1,287)
53,498
(-535)
230,770
(+4,963, +2.76%) 		+27,910 (-1,390, -4.7%) 97.72%
03/21/2006
111,754
(+3,961)
82,454
(-2,765)
39,682
(-1,895)
43,176
(+6,555)
28,227
(+415)
54,033
(-1,309)
222,381
(+2,481, +1.4%) 		+29,300 (+6,726, +29.8%) 100.0%
03/14/2006
107,793
(+274)
85,219
(-8,233)
41,577
(+930)
36,621
(+10,552)
27,812
(+3,036)
55,342
(+1,921)
217,731
(+4,240, +2.45%) 		+22,574 (+8,507, +60.5%) 100.0%
03/07/2006
107,519
(+2,644)
93,452
(-2,219)
40,647
(+681)
26,069
(+3,265)
24,776
(+35)
53,421
(+2,314)
208,661
(+3,360, +1.98%) 		+14,067 (+4,863, +52.8%) 92.72%
02/28/2006
104,875
(+5,201)
95,671
(+2,550)
39,966
(-3,743)
22,804
(+3,681)
24,741
(-4,466)
51,107
(-9,239)
211,135
(-3,008, -1.74%) 		+9,204 (+2,651, +40.5%) 82.89%
02/21/2006
99,674
(+1,819)
93,121
(-138)
43,709
(-2,471)
19,123
(+566)
29,207
(-1,138)
60,346
(-2,218)
215,574
(-1,790, -1.03%) 		+6,553 (+1,957, +42.6%) 77.53%
02/14/2006
97,855
(-3,126)
93,259
(-2,564)
46,180
(-4,797)
18,557
(-2,761)
30,345
(-454)
62,564
(-3,052)
218,888
(-8,377, -4.58%) 		+4,596 (-562, -10.9%) 73.57%
02/07/2006
100,981
(-1,943)
95,823
(-6,521)
50,977
(-7,671)
21,318
(-1,249)
30,799
(-445)
65,616
(-2,289)
227,304
(-10,059, -5.22%) 		+5,158 (+4,578, +789.3%) 74.71%
01/31/2006
102,924
(+1,866)
102,344
(+758)
58,648
(-4,893)
22,567
(-1,022)
31,244
(-35)
67,905
(-2,798)
237,194
(-3,062, -1.56%) 		+580 (+1,108, +209.8%) 65.45%
01/24/2006
101,058
(+5,348)
101,586
(+1,541)
63,541
(-1,869)
23,589
(+1,868)
31,279
(+593)
70,703
(+663)
238,347
(+4,072, +2.12%) 		-528 (+3,807, +87.8%) 63.21%
01/17/2006
95,710
(+10,827)
100,045
(+1,176)
65,410
(-7,580)
21,721
(+363)
30,686
(+4,335)
70,040
(+6,043)
229,356
(+7,582, +4.12%) 		-4,335 (+9,651, +69.0%) 55.51%
01/10/2006
84,883
(+5,538)
98,869
(+1,635)
72,990
(+263)
21,358
(+1,550)
26,351
(+4,380)
63,997
(+6,996)
213,621
(+10,181, +5.85%) 		-13,986 (+3,903, +21.8%) 36.0%
01/03/2006
79,345
(-2,732)
97,234
(+3,676)
72,727
(+5,614)
19,808
(-227)
21,971
(+1,310)
57,001
(+743)
199,893
(+4,192, +2.47%) 		-17,889 (-6,408, -55.8%) 28.11%
12/27/2005
82,077
(+2,021)
93,558
(-377)
67,113
(-1,735)
20,035
(+451)
20,661
(-2,856)
56,258
(-2,644)
195,778
(-2,570, -1.49%) 		-11,481 (+2,398, +17.3%) 41.06%
12/20/2005
80,056
(-2,467)
93,935
(-2,746)
68,848
(+837)
19,584
(+1,655)
23,517
(+1,763)
58,902
(+1,224)
198,245
(+133, +0.08%) 		-13,879 (+279, +2.0%) 36.21%
12/13/2005
82,523
(+2,110)
96,681
(+344)
68,011
(+527)
17,929
(+1,680)
21,754
(+80)
57,678
(+693)
199,166
(+2,717, +1.6%) 		-14,158 (+1,766, +11.1%) 35.65%
12/06/2005
80,413
(+1,335)
96,337
(+8,884)
67,484
(+6,095)
16,249
(-2,357)
21,674
(-181)
56,985
(+722)
196,414
(+7,249, +4.47%) 		-15,924 (-7,549, -90.1%) 32.08%
11/29/2005
79,078
(+2,790)
87,453
(+4,027)
61,389
(+4,638)
18,606
(-635)
21,855
(-218)
56,263
(+3,818)
187,344
(+7,210, +4.65%) 		-8,375 (-1,237, -17.3%) 47.34%
11/22/2005
76,288
(+2,374)
83,426
(+2,042)
56,751
(+1,232)
19,241
(-89)
22,073
(+525)
52,445
(+2,178)
178,002
(+4,131, +2.74%) 		-7,138 (+332, +4.4%) 49.84%
11/15/2005
73,914
(+3,867)
81,384
(+5,247)
55,519
(+1,522)
19,330
(+1,213)
21,548
(+1,088)
50,267
(+17)
173,332
(+6,477, +4.48%) 		-7,470 (-1,380, -22.7%) 49.17%
11/08/2005
70,047
(-2,256)
76,137
(-3,033)
53,997
(+2,572)
18,117
(+1,335)
20,460
(+1,004)
50,250
(+3,018)
166,183
(+1,320, +0.92%) 		-6,090 (+777, +11.3%) 51.96%
11/01/2005
72,303
(+899)
79,170
(-1,194)
51,425
(-1,849)
16,782
(+495)
19,456
(+645)
47,232
(+394)
168,060
(-305, -0.21%) 		-6,867 (+2,093, +23.4%) 50.39%
10/25/2005
71,404
(-16)
80,364
(+1,872)
53,274
(+2,234)
16,287
(-110)
18,811
(-329)
46,838
(+127)
168,332
(+1,889, +1.33%) 		-8,960 (-1,888, -26.7%) 46.16%
10/18/2005
71,420
(+1,252)
78,492
(+1,873)
51,040
(-3,450)
16,397
(-4,653)
19,140
(-821)
46,711
(-239)
165,123
(-3,019, -2.09%) 		-7,072 (-621, -9.6%) 49.98%
10/11/2005
70,168
(-1,488)
76,619
(+1,047)
54,490
(+3,619)
21,050
(-1,600)
19,961
(-293)
46,950
(+2,391)
168,999
(+1,838, +1.29%) 		-6,451 (-2,535, -64.7%) 51.23%
10/04/2005
71,656
(+319)
75,572
(+6,117)
50,871
(+7,290)
22,650
(-1,593)
20,254
(+964)
44,559
(+4,049)
164,709
(+8,573, +6.39%) 		-3,916 (-5,798, -308.1%) 56.36%
09/27/2005
71,337
(+169)
69,455
(+2,082)
43,581
(+4,688)
24,243
(+2,006)
19,290
(+405)
40,510
(+1,174)
154,724
(+5,262, +4.08%) 		+1,882 (-1,913, -50.4%) 68.08%
09/20/2005
71,168
(+2,295)
67,373
(+5,097)
38,893
(+2,441)
22,237
(-1,253)
18,885
(+44)
39,336
(+936)
148,681
(+4,780, +3.85%) 		+3,795 (-2,802, -42.5%) 71.95%
09/13/2005
68,873
(+698)
62,276
(+5,514)
36,452
(-1,103)
23,490
(-11,282)
18,841
(+528)
38,400
(+5,891)
142,365
(+123, +0.1%) 		+6,597 (-4,816, -42.2%) 77.62%
09/06/2005
68,175
(-2,128)
56,762
(-251)
37,555
(+1,513)
34,772
(-1,667)
18,313
(+721)
32,509
(+2,024)
136,364
(+106, +0.09%) 		+11,413 (-1,877, -14.1%) 87.35%
08/30/2005
70,303
(+3,222)
57,013
(+1,241)
36,042
(+1,157)
36,439
(-1,916)
17,592
(-2,017)
30,485
(+3,037)
136,157
(+2,362, +1.94%) 		+13,290 (+1,981, +17.5%) 91.15%
08/23/2005
67,081
(-2,033)
55,772
(+3,065)
34,885
(-331)
38,355
(-4,344)
19,609
(+3,233)
27,448
(+2,148)
134,147
(+869, +0.72%) 		+11,309 (-5,098, -31.1%) 87.14%
08/16/2005
69,114
(+258)
52,707
(-1,030)
35,216
(+1,257)
42,699
(+4,647)
16,376
(+1,572)
25,300
(-530)
132,570
(+3,087, +2.62%) 		+16,407 (+1,288, +8.5%) 97.45%
08/09/2005
68,856
(-3,525)
53,737
(-7,218)
33,959
(-32)
38,052
(+2,993)
14,804
(-1,251)
25,830
(-583)
130,694
(-4,808, -3.93%) 		+15,119 (+3,693, +32.3%) 94.85%
08/02/2005
72,381
(-1,392)
60,955
(+3,220)
33,991
(+2,439)
35,059
(-1,979)
16,055
(-2,359)
26,413
(-2,553)
139,375
(-1,312, -1.06%) 		+11,426 (-4,612, -28.8%) 87.38%
07/26/2005
73,773
(-906)
57,735
(-797)
31,552
(+208)
37,038
(-625)
18,414
(-1,517)
28,966
(-793)
136,698
(-2,215, -1.76%) 		+16,038 (-109, -0.7%) 96.7%
07/19/2005
74,679
(+2,192)
58,532
(+3,713)
31,344
(+2,232)
37,663
(+55)
19,931
(+282)
29,759
(+938)
142,552
(+4,706, +3.88%) 		+16,147 (-1,521, -8.6%) 96.92%
07/12/2005
72,487
(+3,263)
54,819
(+203)
29,112
(-548)
37,608
(+3,458)
19,649
(+4,754)
28,821
(+3,808)
134,933
(+7,469, +6.56%) 		+17,668 (+3,060, +20.9%) 100.0%
07/05/2005
69,224
(-2,985)
54,616
(-1,686)
29,660
(+872)
34,150
(+1,891)
14,895
(+677)
25,013
(-1,641)
124,653
(-1,436, -1.25%) 		+14,608 (-1,299, -8.2%) 97.28%
06/28/2005
72,209
(+1,069)
56,302
(-3,004)
28,788
(-2,278)
32,259
(+3,267)
14,218
(-855)
26,654
(-2,327)
125,673
(-2,064, -1.76%) 		+15,907 (+4,073, +34.4%) 100.0%
06/21/2005
71,140
(+1,123)
59,306
(-4,443)
31,066
(+234)
28,992
(+7,431)
15,073
(-879)
28,981
(-2,510)
130,623
(+478, +0.41%) 		+11,834 (+5,566, +88.8%) 100.0%
06/14/2005
70,017
(+684)
63,749
(-7,474)
30,832
(-4,408)
21,561
(+5,277)
15,952
(-2,875)
31,491
(-4,402)
133,331
(-6,599, -5.35%) 		+6,268 (+8,158, +431.6%) 93.22%
06/07/2005
69,333
(-1,106)
71,223
(-5,791)
35,240
(-5,246)
16,284
(+123)
18,827
(-1,102)
35,893
(-1,786)
141,343
(-7,454, -5.7%) 		-1,890 (+4,685, +71.3%) 73.24%
05/31/2005
70,439
(+810)
77,014
(+1,994)
40,486
(-356)
16,161
(+56)
19,929
(+971)
37,679
(-625)
147,167
(+1,425, +1.1%) 		-6,575 (-1,184, -22.0%) 61.77%
05/24/2005
69,629
(+2,682)
75,020
(-3,977)
40,842
(-9,365)
16,105
(-1,875)
18,958
(-993)
38,304
(-1,824)
144,146
(-7,676, -5.6%) 		-5,391 (+6,659, +55.3%) 64.67%
05/17/2005
66,947
(+3,605)
78,997
(+6,932)
50,207
(+4,758)
17,980
(+168)
19,951
(+1,422)
40,128
(+2,685)
153,965
(+9,785, +7.69%) 		-12,050 (-3,327, -38.1%) 48.35%
05/10/2005
63,342
(-2,735)
72,065
(-27)
45,449
(+1,532)
17,812
(-472)
18,529
(+1,280)
37,443
(+576)
141,299
(+77, +0.06%) 		-8,723 (-2,708, -45.0%) 56.5%
05/03/2005
66,077
(-1,607)
72,092
(-821)
43,917
(-1,511)
18,284
(+125)
17,249
(+95)
36,867
(-2,327)
139,364
(-3,023, -2.32%) 		-6,015 (-786, -15.0%) 63.14%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays