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
05/11/2004
52,217
(-575)
74,067
(+2,616)
40,102
(+368)
12,018
(-267)
22,832
(+2,267)
29,066
(-289)
132,603
(+2,060, +1.82%)
-21,850 (-3,191, -17.1%) 22.39%
05/04/2004
52,792
(+93)
71,451
(+1,424)
39,734
(+4,496)
12,285
(+1,952)
20,565
(+1,388)
29,355
(+2,601)
131,487
(+5,977, +5.58%)
-18,659 (-1,331, -7.7%) 29.58%
04/27/2004
52,699
(+2,174)
70,027
(-509)
35,238
(-729)
10,333
(-384)
19,177
(-2,557)
26,754
(-219)
126,737
(-1,112, -1.03%)
-17,328 (+2,683, +13.4%) 32.58%
04/20/2004
50,525
(-575)
70,536
(+2,998)
35,967
(+3,801)
10,717
(+1,264)
21,734
(-384)
26,973
(-1,420)
127,798
(+2,842, +2.7%)
-20,011 (-3,573, -21.7%) 26.54%
04/12/2004
51,100
(-207)
67,538
(+1,581)
32,166
(+4,489)
9,453
(+197)
22,118
(-59)
28,393
(+2,445)
124,748
(+4,223, +4.17%)
-16,438 (-1,788, -12.2%) 34.59%
04/06/2004
51,307
(-1,295)
65,957
(+2,984)
27,677
(+1,847)
9,256
(-5,810)
22,177
(-1,568)
25,948
(+1,810)
119,691
(-1,016, -0.99%)
-14,650 (-4,279, -41.3%) 38.62%
03/30/2004
52,602
(+1,784)
62,973
(+578)
25,830
(-1,843)
15,066
(+413)
23,745
(+268)
24,138
(-782)
121,547
(+209, +0.2%)
-10,371 (+1,206, +10.4%) 48.26%
03/23/2004
50,818
(+2,118)
62,395
(+4,197)
27,673
(-130)
14,653
(-920)
23,477
(+2,137)
24,920
(+848)
120,828
(+4,125, +4.22%)
-11,577 (-2,079, -21.9%) 45.54%
03/16/2004
48,700
(+1,820)
58,198
(+8,363)
27,803
(+5,851)
15,573
(-199)
21,340
(-131)
24,072
(-624)
115,210
(+7,540, +8.35%)
-9,498 (-6,543, -221.4%) 50.22%
03/09/2004
46,880
(-1,074)
49,835
(+1,596)
21,952
(+3,903)
15,772
(+871)
21,471
(-42)
24,696
(+320)
104,591
(+2,787, +3.18%)
-2,955 (-2,670, -936.8%) 64.96%
03/02/2004
47,954
(+1,402)
48,239
(+3,530)
18,049
(+1,595)
14,901
(-1,582)
21,513
(+303)
24,376
(+1,352)
101,776
(+3,300, +3.92%)
-285 (-2,128, -115.5%) 70.98%
02/24/2004
46,552
(-2,223)
44,709
(-894)
16,454
(+2,334)
16,483
(+626)
21,210
(-1,744)
23,024
(-1,365)
98,090
(-1,633, -1.9%)
+1,843 (-1,329, -41.9%) 75.77%
02/17/2004
48,775
(+435)
45,603
(-680)
14,120
(-1,580)
15,857
(+910)
22,954
(+258)
24,389
(-1,117)
99,930
(-887, -1.02%)
+3,172 (+1,115, +54.2%) 78.77%
02/10/2004
48,340
(+1,590)
46,283
(-32)
15,700
(-675)
14,947
(-724)
22,696
(+901)
25,506
(+2,572)
99,839
(+1,816, +2.14%)
+2,057 (+1,622, +372.9%) 76.26%
02/03/2004
46,750
(+1,304)
46,315
(+1,036)
16,375
(+278)
15,671
(+1,231)
21,795
(-1,542)
22,934
(-2,227)
100,345
(+40, +0.05%)
+435 (+268, +160.5%) 72.6%
01/27/2004
45,446
(-16)
45,279
(+3,837)
16,097
(+333)
14,440
(-1,610)
23,337
(+190)
25,161
(-1,720)
101,647
(+507, +0.6%)
+167 (-3,853, -95.8%) 72.0%
01/20/2004
45,462
(+3,261)
41,442
(-3,425)
15,764
(-3,259)
16,050
(+3,536)
23,147
(+901)
26,881
(+792)
100,216
(+903, +1.08%)
+4,020 (+6,686, +250.8%) 80.68%
01/13/2004
42,201
(+635)
44,867
(-4,474)
19,023
(-3,856)
12,514
(+3,003)
22,246
(+1,203)
26,089
(-547)
98,173
(-2,018, -2.36%)
-2,666 (+5,109, +65.7%) 65.62%
01/06/2004
41,566
(+750)
49,341
(-1,669)
22,879
(-2,099)
9,511
(-168)
21,043
(-2,653)
26,636
(-2,165)
96,071
(-4,002, -4.47%)
-7,775 (+2,419, +23.7%) 54.1%
12/30/2003
40,816
(-60)
51,010
(+694)
24,978
(+1,503)
9,679
(-2,150)
23,696
(-2,587)
28,801
(+312)
100,346
(-1,144, -1.26%)
-10,194 (-754, -8.0%) 48.65%
12/22/2003
40,876
(+2,781)
50,316
(-462)
23,475
(-2,464)
11,829
(+604)
26,283
(-607)
28,489
(-432)
104,513
(-290, -0.32%)
-9,440 (+3,243, +25.6%) 50.35%
12/16/2003
38,095
(+686)
50,778
(-3,142)
25,939
(-6,057)
11,225
(-1,069)
26,890
(-623)
28,921
(-1,783)
104,205
(-5,994, -6.18%)
-12,683 (+3,828, +23.2%) 43.05%
12/09/2003
37,409
(+1,086)
53,920
(-1,287)
31,996
(-4,225)
12,294
(-1,582)
27,513
(-722)
30,704
(-992)
109,692
(-3,861, -3.83%)
-16,511 (+2,373, +12.6%) 34.42%
12/02/2003
36,323
(-487)
55,207
(+973)
36,221
(-739)
13,876
(-2,172)
28,235
(-164)
31,696
(-191)
113,231
(-1,390, -1.36%)
-18,884 (-1,460, -8.4%) 29.08%
11/25/2003
36,810
(-762)
54,234
(+726)
36,960
(+1,304)
16,048
(-1,108)
28,399
(-891)
31,887
(+33)
113,158
(-349, -0.34%)
-17,424 (-1,488, -9.3%) 32.37%
11/18/2003
37,572
(-743)
53,508
(+896)
35,656
(-335)
17,156
(+520)
29,290
(+392)
31,854
(-2,102)
114,251
(-686, -0.66%)
-15,936 (-1,639, -11.5%) 35.72%
11/11/2003
38,315
(+548)
52,612
(+1,517)
35,991
(+413)
16,636
(-1,607)
28,898
(+2,268)
33,956
(+3,319)
114,789
(+3,229, +3.23%)
-14,297 (-969, -7.3%) 39.41%
11/04/2003
37,767
(-222)
51,095
(-1,862)
35,578
(-90)
18,243
(-38)
26,630
(-312)
30,637
(+1,276)
110,676
(-624, -0.62%)
-13,328 (+1,640, +11.0%) 41.59%
10/28/2003
37,989
(-260)
52,957
(+266)
35,668
(-861)
18,281
(-552)
26,942
(-212)
29,361
(-1,047)
113,441
(-1,333, -1.31%)
-14,968 (-526, -3.6%) 37.9%
10/21/2003
38,249
(-5,024)
52,691
(-4,877)
36,529
(-3,027)
18,833
(-1,937)
27,154
(-2,868)
30,408
(-4,105)
114,826
(-10,919, -9.68%)
-14,442 (-147, -1.0%) 39.08%
10/14/2003
43,273
(+1,671)
57,568
(+109)
39,556
(-10,811)
20,770
(+659)
30,022
(+2,178)
34,513
(-7,730)
131,486
(-6,962, -5.81%)
-14,295 (+1,562, +9.9%) 39.42%
10/07/2003
41,602
(+57)
57,459
(-2,432)
50,367
(+345)
20,111
(-2,796)
27,844
(-924)
42,243
(+4,706)
133,630
(-522, -0.43%)
-15,857 (+2,489, +13.6%) 35.9%
09/30/2003
41,545
(+2,772)
59,891
(+3,888)
50,022
(+1,577)
22,907
(-1,884)
28,768
(-2,240)
37,537
(+105)
139,113
(+2,109, +1.78%)
-18,346 (-1,116, -6.5%) 30.29%
09/23/2003
38,773
(+1,360)
56,003
(-1,823)
48,445
(+3,476)
24,791
(+5,484)
31,008
(+1,550)
37,432
(+2,725)
135,982
(+6,386, +5.71%)
-17,230 (+3,183, +15.6%) 31.46%
09/16/2003
37,413
(+2,022)
57,826
(+489)
44,969
(-3,174)
19,307
(+2)
29,458
(+1,486)
34,707
(-157)
126,280
(+334, +0.3%)
-20,413 (+1,533, +7.0%) 22.57%
09/09/2003
35,391
(+870)
57,337
(+510)
48,143
(-4,292)
19,305
(-1,509)
27,972
(+3,986)
34,864
(+1,563)
127,258
(+564, +0.51%)
-21,946 (+360, +1.6%) 18.96%
09/02/2003
34,521
(+2,152)
56,827
(+503)
52,435
(-1,079)
20,814
(+397)
23,986
(+1,265)
33,301
(+1,438)
124,792
(+2,338, +2.15%)
-22,306 (+1,649, +6.9%) 18.26%
08/26/2003
32,369
(+3,456)
56,324
(+1,184)
53,514
(-3,427)
20,417
(-399)
22,721
(+1,795)
31,863
(+1,039)
120,630
(+1,824, +1.71%)
-23,955 (+2,272, +8.7%) 15.09%
08/19/2003
28,913
(+431)
55,140
(-935)
56,941
(-576)
20,816
(+848)
20,926
(+751)
30,824
(+693)
114,243
(+606, +0.57%)
-26,227 (+1,366, +5.0%) 10.71%
08/12/2003
28,482
(-781)
56,075
(+61)
57,517
(+3,280)
19,968
(+1,224)
20,175
(-1,137)
30,131
(+77)
112,024
(+1,362, +1.3%)
-27,593 (-842, -3.1%) 8.08%
08/05/2003
29,263
(-1,451)
56,014
(-776)
54,237
(+2,736)
18,744
(+499)
21,312
(-68)
30,054
(+1,494)
112,116
(+1,217, +1.17%)
-26,751 (-675, -2.6%) 9.7%
07/29/2003
30,714
(+1,701)
56,790
(-1,619)
51,501
(-3,063)
18,245
(-352)
21,380
(+703)
28,560
(+1,312)
113,782
(-659, -0.63%)
-26,076 (+3,320, +11.3%) 11.0%
07/22/2003
29,013
(+468)
58,409
(-1,848)
54,564
(+1,384)
18,597
(+2,141)
20,677
(-1,253)
27,248
(+306)
111,718
(+599, +0.58%)
-29,396 (+2,316, +7.3%) 4.61%
07/15/2003
28,545
(-618)
60,257
(-696)
53,180
(-296)
16,456
(+3,080)
21,930
(+711)
26,942
(-2,587)
115,279
(-203, -0.2%)
-31,712 (+78, +0.2%) 0.15%
07/08/2003
29,163
(+215)
60,953
(+4,544)
53,476
(+12,447)
13,376
(+3,320)
21,219
(-932)
29,529
(+3,866)
115,865
(+11,730, +12.73%)
-31,790 (-4,329, -15.8%) 0.0%
07/01/2003
28,948
(-624)
56,409
(+691)
41,029
(+2,436)
10,056
(-1,238)
22,151
(-1,854)
25,663
(+505)
104,730
(-42, -0.05%)
-27,461 (-1,315, -5.0%) 7.86%
06/24/2003
29,572
(-1,022)
55,718
(-3,634)
38,593
(-1,109)
11,294
(+1,182)
24,005
(-854)
25,158
(-533)
106,172
(-2,985, -3.14%)
-26,146 (+2,612, +9.1%) 10.4%
06/17/2003
30,594
(-548)
59,352
(-3,310)
39,702
(-11,035)
10,112
(-3,033)
24,859
(+1,266)
25,691
(-3,974)
108,639
(-10,317, -9.78%)
-28,758 (+2,762, +8.8%) 5.35%
06/10/2003
31,142
(+166)
62,662
(+1,365)
50,737
(+1,107)
13,145
(-1,066)
23,593
(-204)
29,665
(+770)
120,122
(+1,069, +1.02%)
-31,520 (-1,199, -4.0%) 0.0%
06/03/2003
30,976
(+488)
61,297
(+4,052)
49,630
(+7,323)
14,211
(+2,483)
23,797
(-2,764)
28,895
(-1,488)
116,176
(+5,047, +5.08%)
-30,321 (-3,564, -13.3%) 2.11%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays