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
05/27/2003
30,488
(+3,051)
57,245
(-1,601)
42,307
(-8,246)
11,728
(+190)
26,561
(+1,994)
30,383
(-1,790)
109,931
(-3,201, -3.12%) 		-26,757 (+4,652, +14.8%) 9.03%
05/20/2003
27,437
(-53)
58,846
(+1,413)
50,553
(+1,602)
11,538
(-612)
24,567
(-14)
32,173
(+734)
111,757
(+1,535, +1.52%) 		-31,409 (-1,466, -4.9%) 0.0%
05/13/2003
27,490
(-903)
57,433
(+4,066)
48,951
(+5,253)
12,150
(-303)
24,581
(+3,192)
31,439
(+3,779)
110,518
(+7,542, +8.07%) 		-29,943 (-4,969, -19.9%) 2.22%
05/06/2003
28,393
(-942)
53,367
(+4,287)
43,698
(+11,148)
12,453
(+3,494)
21,389
(-2,038)
27,660
(+387)
103,159
(+8,168, +9.57%) 		-24,974 (-5,229, -26.5%) 11.92%
04/29/2003
29,335
(-1,974)
49,080
(+1,427)
32,550
(+3,192)
8,959
(+432)
23,427
(-2,376)
27,273
(-3,017)
94,183
(-1,158, -1.34%) 		-19,745 (-3,401, -20.8%) 22.13%
04/22/2003
31,309
(-17)
47,653
(-132)
29,358
(-6,516)
8,527
(-2,053)
25,803
(+2,161)
30,290
(-2,187)
95,247
(-4,372, -4.81%) 		-16,344 (+115, +0.7%) 28.77%
04/15/2003
31,326
(-568)
47,785
(-399)
35,874
(+3,658)
10,580
(+1,148)
23,642
(-1,956)
32,477
(+385)
99,510
(+1,134, +1.26%) 		-16,459 (-169, -1.0%) 28.55%
04/08/2003
31,894
(-697)
48,184
(+3,761)
32,216
(+1,048)
9,432
(-3,282)
25,598
(-1,209)
32,092
(-1,337)
97,986
(-858, -0.95%) 		-16,290 (-4,458, -37.7%) 28.88%
04/01/2003
32,591
(-1,211)
44,423
(-706)
31,168
(+729)
12,714
(-600)
26,807
(-184)
33,429
(+640)
99,845
(-666, -0.73%) 		-11,832 (-505, -4.5%) 37.58%
03/25/2003
33,802
(-1,101)
45,129
(-1,225)
30,439
(+1,282)
13,314
(-599)
26,991
(-1,699)
32,789
(+306)
100,371
(-1,518, -1.64%) 		-11,327 (+124, +1.1%) 38.57%
03/18/2003
34,903
(+504)
46,354
(-1,154)
29,157
(+1,072)
13,913
(+1,734)
28,690
(-554)
32,483
(+442)
101,603
(+1,022, +1.11%) 		-11,451 (+1,658, +12.6%) 38.32%
03/11/2003
34,399
(+1,091)
47,508
(-1,302)
28,085
(-1,143)
12,179
(+2,485)
29,244
(+926)
32,041
(-309)
98,065
(+874, +0.96%) 		-13,109 (+2,393, +15.4%) 35.09%
03/04/2003
33,308
(+718)
48,810
(-985)
29,228
(-5,194)
9,694
(+626)
28,318
(+657)
32,350
(-3,460)
95,238
(-3,819, -4.03%) 		-15,502 (+1,703, +9.9%) 30.41%
02/25/2003
32,590
(-567)
49,795
(-1,445)
34,422
(-201)
9,068
(+1,125)
27,661
(+352)
35,810
(-96)
99,858
(-416, -0.44%) 		-17,205 (+878, +4.9%) 27.09%
02/18/2003
33,157
(+2,621)
51,240
(-5,679)
34,623
(-11,423)
7,943
(-539)
27,309
(-1,127)
35,906
(-3,711)
101,302
(-9,929, -9.45%) 		-18,083 (+8,300, +31.5%) 25.37%
02/11/2003
30,536
(-1,648)
56,919
(-704)
46,046
(-4,071)
8,482
(-2,290)
28,436
(-315)
39,617
(-3,040)
111,217
(-6,034, -5.43%) 		-26,383 (-944, -3.7%) 9.17%
02/04/2003
32,184
(-20)
57,623
(+2,493)
50,117
(+8,108)
10,772
(+2,037)
28,751
(+104)
42,657
(+3,662)
117,281
(+8,192, +7.96%) 		-25,439 (-2,513, -11.0%) 11.01%
01/28/2003
32,204
(+1,445)
55,130
(+1,670)
42,009
(+483)
8,735
(-565)
28,647
(+96)
38,995
(+919)
109,663
(+2,024, +2.01%) 		-22,926 (-225, -1.0%) 15.92%
01/21/2003
30,759
(+671)
53,460
(+681)
41,526
(-5,761)
9,300
(-993)
28,551
(+1,037)
38,076
(-3,741)
108,182
(-4,053, -3.86%) 		-22,701 (-10, -0.0%) 16.36%
01/14/2003
30,088
(+1,043)
52,779
(+693)
47,287
(-1,881)
10,293
(+194)
27,514
(+2,628)
41,817
(+903)
114,068
(+1,790, +1.74%) 		-22,691 (+350, +1.5%) 16.38%
01/07/2003
29,045
(-2,560)
52,086
(-403)
49,168
(+2,993)
10,099
(+396)
24,886
(+1,185)
40,914
(+1,625)
113,039
(+1,618, +1.59%) 		-23,041 (-2,157, -10.3%) 15.69%
12/31/2002
31,605
(-689)
52,489
(-489)
46,175
(+3,080)
9,703
(+934)
23,701
(-1,123)
39,289
(+823)
112,548
(+1,268, +1.27%) 		-20,884 (-200, -1.0%) 19.91%
12/23/2002
32,294
(+653)
52,978
(-1,474)
43,095
(+818)
8,769
(+723)
24,824
(+44)
38,466
(+2,266)
112,301
(+1,515, +1.53%) 		-20,684 (+2,127, +9.3%) 20.3%
12/17/2002
31,641
(-546)
54,452
(-2,272)
42,277
(-4,399)
8,046
(-78)
24,780
(+1,128)
36,200
(-1,467)
111,821
(-3,817, -3.72%) 		-22,811 (+1,726, +7.0%) 16.14%
12/10/2002
32,187
(-1,193)
56,724
(-5,119)
46,676
(-4,923)
8,124
(-4,157)
23,652
(-2,338)
37,667
(+822)
118,963
(-8,454, -7.62%) 		-24,537 (+3,926, +13.8%) 12.77%
12/03/2002
33,380
(-384)
61,843
(-229)
51,599
(+1,066)
12,281
(+118)
25,990
(-2,548)
36,845
(-1,755)
126,737
(-1,866, -1.65%) 		-28,463 (-155, -0.5%) 5.11%
11/26/2002
33,764
(+1,730)
62,072
(+1,062)
50,533
(+1,457)
12,163
(-368)
28,538
(+1,319)
38,600
(+3,812)
129,342
(+4,506, +4.16%) 		-28,308 (+668, +2.3%) 5.41%
11/19/2002
32,034
(+539)
61,010
(+386)
49,076
(+1,872)
12,531
(+279)
27,219
(+993)
34,788
(+2,739)
121,322
(+3,404, +3.24%) 		-28,976 (+153, +0.5%) 4.1%
11/12/2002
31,495
(+1,175)
60,624
(+1,806)
47,204
(-836)
12,252
(-868)
26,226
(+1,223)
32,049
(+624)
120,320
(+1,562, +1.51%) 		-29,129 (-631, -2.2%) 3.81%
11/05/2002
30,320
(-881)
58,818
(+329)
48,040
(+2,558)
13,120
(-1,528)
25,003
(+573)
31,425
(+3,449)
116,841
(+2,250, +2.23%) 		-28,498 (-1,210, -4.4%) 5.04%
10/29/2002
31,201
(+1,262)
58,489
(+930)
45,482
(+2,370)
14,648
(+507)
24,430
(-606)
27,976
(+1,589)
116,101
(+3,026, +3.09%) 		-27,288 (+332, +1.2%) 7.4%
10/22/2002
29,939
(+2,572)
57,559
(-886)
43,112
(-1,084)
14,141
(+1,295)
25,036
(-1,794)
26,387
(-715)
111,114
(-306, -0.31%) 		-27,620 (+3,458, +11.1%) 6.75%
10/15/2002
27,367
(-1,123)
58,445
(+729)
44,196
(+3,573)
12,846
(+247)
26,830
(-754)
27,102
(+720)
110,607
(+1,696, +1.75%) 		-31,078 (-1,852, -6.3%) 0.0%
10/08/2002
28,490
(+2,032)
57,716
(+2,263)
40,623
(-3,300)
12,599
(-1,173)
27,584
(+1,466)
26,382
(-892)
108,639
(+198, +0.21%) 		-29,226 (-231, -0.8%) 2.94%
10/01/2002
26,458
(+586)
55,453
(-1,141)
43,923
(-4,938)
13,772
(-1,539)
26,118
(+406)
27,274
(-1,266)
108,120
(-3,946, -3.93%) 		-28,995 (+1,727, +5.6%) 3.4%
09/24/2002
25,872
(-638)
56,594
(+444)
48,861
(-1,008)
15,311
(-1,458)
25,712
(-422)
28,540
(-1,054)
113,722
(-2,068, -2.02%) 		-30,722 (-1,082, -3.7%) 0.0%
09/17/2002
26,510
(+642)
56,150
(+7,996)
49,869
(+8,474)
16,769
(+42)
26,134
(+1,378)
29,594
(+2,456)
117,697
(+10,494, +11.4%) 		-29,640 (-7,354, -33.0%) 0.0%
09/10/2002
25,868
(+228)
48,154
(+4,083)
41,395
(+4,615)
16,727
(-260)
24,756
(-630)
27,138
(+390)
104,468
(+4,213, +4.8%) 		-22,286 (-3,855, -20.9%) 0.0%
09/03/2002
25,640
(-350)
44,071
(-518)
36,780
(+87)
16,987
(+1,621)
25,386
(+1,701)
26,748
(+335)
96,125
(+1,438, +1.66%) 		-18,431 (+168, +0.9%) 6.4%
08/27/2002
25,990
(-245)
44,589
(-1,449)
36,693
(-1,079)
15,366
(+1,695)
23,685
(+1,211)
26,413
(-359)
93,573
(-113, -0.13%) 		-18,599 (+1,204, +6.1%) 5.99%
08/20/2002
26,235
(+1,039)
46,038
(-225)
37,772
(+1,589)
13,671
(+1,346)
22,474
(-839)
26,772
(+668)
93,761
(+1,789, +2.11%) 		-19,803 (+1,264, +6.0%) 3.07%
08/13/2002
25,196
(-1,272)
46,263
(+603)
36,183
(+4,632)
12,325
(+801)
23,313
(-1,517)
26,104
(+439)
92,550
(+1,843, +2.22%) 		-21,067 (-1,875, -9.8%) 0.0%
08/06/2002
26,468
(-821)
45,660
(-1,074)
31,551
(-607)
11,524
(+60)
24,830
(+1,585)
25,665
(+1,171)
89,603
(+157, +0.19%) 		-19,192 (+253, +1.3%) 0.64%
07/30/2002
27,289
(-559)
46,734
(+218)
32,158
(+61)
11,464
(+325)
23,245
(-2,569)
24,494
(-3,610)
93,216
(-3,067, -3.58%) 		-19,445 (-777, -4.2%) 0.0%
07/23/2002
27,848
(+93)
46,516
(+2,859)
32,097
(+2,139)
11,139
(+384)
25,814
(+299)
28,104
(-712)
96,248
(+2,531, +3.04%) 		-18,668 (-2,766, -17.4%) 0.0%
07/16/2002
27,755
(+154)
43,657
(+1,817)
29,958
(+3,283)
10,755
(-966)
25,515
(-139)
28,816
(+2,447)
95,181
(+3,298, +4.13%) 		-15,902 (-1,663, -11.7%) 0.0%
07/09/2002
27,601
(+289)
41,840
(+299)
26,675
(-329)
11,721
(-1,271)
25,654
(+264)
26,369
(+1,196)
88,712
(+224, +0.28%) 		-14,239 (-10, -0.1%) 1.99%
07/02/2002
27,312
(+487)
41,541
(+1,466)
27,004
(+777)
12,992
(-316)
25,390
(-900)
25,173
(-786)
87,009
(+364, +0.46%) 		-14,229 (-979, -7.4%) 2.02%
06/25/2002
26,825
(+116)
40,075
(-1,570)
26,227
(+193)
13,308
(-7)
26,290
(-1,620)
25,959
(+266)
85,643
(-1,311, -1.63%) 		-13,250 (+1,686, +11.3%) 4.81%
06/18/2002
26,709
(-5,942)
41,645
(-4,635)
26,034
(+26)
13,315
(-1,561)
27,910
(+1,507)
25,693
(+1,787)
87,921
(-4,409, -5.18%) 		-14,936 (-1,307, -9.6%) 0.0%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays