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
06/11/2002
32,651
(+230)
46,280
(-847)
26,008
(-862)
14,876
(+625)
26,403
(+720)
23,906
(+310)
94,611
(+88, +0.1%) 		-13,629 (+1,077, +7.3%) 3.09%
06/04/2002
32,421
(-2,060)
47,127
(+1,010)
26,870
(+279)
14,251
(+181)
25,683
(-140)
23,596
(-3,112)
96,764
(-1,921, -2.21%) 		-14,706 (-3,070, -26.4%) 0.0%
05/28/2002
34,481
(-2,253)
46,117
(-1,735)
26,591
(-354)
14,070
(-1,377)
25,823
(-648)
26,708
(-143)
99,324
(-3,255, -3.61%) 		-11,636 (-518, -4.7%) 2.09%
05/21/2002
36,734
(+1,474)
47,852
(+2,203)
26,945
(+2,611)
15,447
(+1,906)
26,471
(+91)
26,851
(+67)
101,947
(+4,176, +4.86%) 		-11,118 (-729, -7.0%) 3.68%
05/14/2002
35,260
(+1,077)
45,649
(+2,799)
24,334
(-270)
13,541
(-1,704)
26,380
(+1,701)
26,784
(+1,413)
98,820
(+2,508, +3.0%) 		-10,389 (-1,722, -19.9%) 5.93%
05/07/2002
34,183
(-556)
42,850
(+2,858)
24,604
(+889)
15,245
(-2,191)
24,679
(+917)
25,371
(+583)
96,203
(+1,250, +1.52%) 		-8,667 (-3,414, -65.0%) 11.24%
04/30/2002
34,739
(-176)
39,992
(+321)
23,715
(+1,189)
17,436
(-1,793)
23,762
(-3,347)
24,788
(-862)
94,833
(-2,334, -2.76%) 		-5,253 (-497, -10.4%) 21.76%
04/23/2002
34,915
(+565)
39,671
(+279)
22,526
(+707)
19,229
(+614)
27,109
(-949)
25,650
(-570)
96,852
(+323, +0.38%) 		-4,756 (+286, +5.7%) 23.29%
04/16/2002
34,350
(-2,192)
39,392
(-745)
21,819
(+1,961)
18,615
(-1,208)
28,058
(-1,589)
26,220
(+133)
96,677
(-1,820, -2.12%) 		-5,042 (-1,447, -40.3%) 22.41%
04/09/2002
36,542
(+23)
40,137
(-1,249)
19,858
(-1,334)
19,823
(-1,851)
29,647
(-363)
26,087
(+1,426)
96,879
(-1,674, -1.91%) 		-3,595 (+1,272, +26.1%) 26.87%
04/02/2002
36,519
(-1,491)
41,386
(-3,183)
21,192
(+401)
21,674
(+1,874)
30,010
(-1,297)
24,661
(-1,078)
100,832
(-2,387, -2.65%) 		-4,867 (+1,692, +25.8%) 22.95%
03/26/2002
38,010
(-1,961)
44,569
(+416)
20,791
(+452)
19,800
(+1,741)
31,307
(+1,384)
25,739
(-2,282)
102,531
(-125, -0.14%) 		-6,559 (-2,377, -56.8%) 17.73%
03/19/2002
39,971
(+1,787)
44,153
(-1,101)
20,339
(-3,528)
18,059
(+3,802)
29,923
(+3,304)
28,021
(-1,138)
99,939
(+1,563, +1.76%) 		-4,182 (+2,888, +40.8%) 25.06%
03/12/2002
38,184
(+832)
45,254
(+4,716)
23,867
(+4,330)
14,257
(+1,023)
26,619
(-69)
29,159
(-646)
97,646
(+5,093, +6.09%) 		-7,070 (-3,884, -121.9%) 16.16%
03/05/2002
37,352
(-619)
40,538
(+35)
19,537
(-1,195)
13,234
(+440)
26,688
(+1,581)
29,805
(-708)
92,789
(-233, -0.28%) 		-3,186 (-654, -25.8%) 28.13%
02/26/2002
37,971
(+2,323)
40,503
(+827)
20,732
(-2,306)
12,794
(+1,364)
25,107
(+669)
30,513
(-1,505)
90,680
(+686, +0.83%) 		-2,532 (+1,496, +37.1%) 30.14%
02/19/2002
35,648
(+439)
39,676
(-1,697)
23,038
(-280)
11,430
(+957)
24,438
(-552)
32,018
(+347)
91,651
(-393, -0.47%) 		-4,028 (+2,136, +34.7%) 25.53%
02/12/2002
35,209
(-2,463)
41,373
(+1,060)
23,318
(+4,078)
10,473
(+1,748)
24,990
(-201)
31,671
(-1,394)
92,573
(+1,414, +1.72%) 		-6,164 (-3,523, -133.4%) 18.95%
02/05/2002
37,672
(-2,929)
40,313
(-2,795)
19,240
(+999)
8,725
(-110)
25,191
(-124)
33,065
(+851)
91,559
(-2,054, -2.44%) 		-2,641 (-134, -5.3%) 29.81%
01/29/2002
40,601
(+1,300)
43,108
(+1,759)
18,241
(+1,850)
8,835
(-1,580)
25,315
(-3,499)
32,214
(-528)
91,465
(-349, -0.41%) 		-2,507 (-459, -22.4%) 30.22%
01/22/2002
39,301
(-993)
41,349
(+2,515)
16,391
(+1,848)
10,415
(+534)
28,814
(+163)
32,742
(-2,031)
93,808
(+1,018, +1.22%) 		-2,048 (-3,508, -240.3%) 31.64%
01/15/2002
40,294
(-4,464)
38,834
(+844)
14,543
(+2,379)
9,881
(-1,654)
28,651
(+2,021)
34,773
(+746)
94,100
(-64, -0.08%) 		+1,460 (-5,308, -78.4%) 42.45%
01/08/2002
44,758
(-2,365)
37,990
(-476)
12,164
(-706)
11,535
(-676)
26,630
(+3,413)
34,027
(+1,494)
93,607
(+342, +0.41%) 		+6,768 (-1,889, -21.8%) 58.8%
12/28/2001
47,123
(-756)
38,466
(+1)
12,870
(-1,103)
12,211
(-1,703)
23,217
(-488)
32,533
(-645)
93,393
(-2,347, -2.74%) 		+8,657 (-757, -8.0%) 64.63%
12/21/2001
47,879
(-532)
38,465
(-115)
13,973
(+583)
13,914
(-1,216)
23,705
(+971)
33,178
(+2,353)
95,153
(+1,022, +1.21%) 		+9,414 (-417, -4.2%) 66.96%
12/18/2001
48,411
(-3,055)
38,580
(-290)
13,390
(+105)
15,130
(-913)
22,734
(+757)
30,825
(-990)
93,347
(-2,193, -2.53%) 		+9,831 (-2,765, -22.0%) 68.24%
12/11/2001
51,466
(+1,030)
38,870
(-1,990)
13,285
(-183)
16,043
(+2,377)
21,977
(-1,048)
31,815
(-588)
94,984
(-201, -0.23%) 		+12,596 (+3,020, +31.5%) 76.77%
12/04/2001
50,436
(-174)
40,860
(-2,246)
13,468
(-918)
13,666
(-1,798)
23,025
(-2,286)
32,403
(+666)
97,118
(-3,378, -3.74%) 		+9,576 (+2,072, +27.6%) 67.46%
11/27/2001
50,610
(-361)
43,106
(-1,948)
14,386
(-1,566)
15,464
(-2,994)
25,311
(-3,637)
31,737
(-622)
103,657
(-5,564, -5.8%) 		+7,504 (+1,587, +26.8%) 61.07%
11/20/2001
50,971
(-409)
45,054
(+711)
15,952
(+2,403)
18,458
(-719)
28,948
(+1,321)
32,359
(+3,323)
111,462
(+3,315, +3.58%) 		+5,917 (-1,120, -15.9%) 56.18%
11/13/2001
51,380
(-705)
44,343
(+1,557)
13,549
(+1,594)
19,177
(+960)
27,627
(+2,154)
29,036
(+526)
109,635
(+3,043, +3.4%) 		+7,037 (-2,262, -24.3%) 59.63%
11/06/2001
52,085
(+998)
42,786
(+740)
11,955
(+214)
18,217
(+1,988)
25,473
(+874)
28,510
(-642)
108,546
(+2,086, +2.39%) 		+9,299 (+258, +2.9%) 66.61%
10/30/2001
51,087
(+130)
42,046
(-452)
11,741
(-1,434)
16,229
(+35)
24,599
(+1,118)
29,152
(+231)
107,550
(-186, -0.21%) 		+9,041 (+582, +6.9%) 65.98%
10/23/2001
50,957
(+107)
42,498
(+768)
13,175
(-241)
16,194
(-375)
23,481
(+417)
28,921
(-110)
107,515
(+283, +0.32%) 		+8,459 (-661, -7.2%) 64.2%
10/16/2001
50,850
(-2,547)
41,730
(+203)
13,416
(+562)
16,569
(-2,526)
23,064
(-453)
29,031
(-115)
106,923
(-2,438, -2.72%) 		+9,120 (-2,750, -23.2%) 66.23%
10/09/2001
53,397
(+31)
41,527
(-5,457)
12,854
(-2,345)
19,095
(+1,745)
23,517
(+265)
29,146
(+1,663)
111,965
(-2,049, -2.23%) 		+11,870 (+5,488, +86.0%) 74.66%
10/02/2001
53,366
(+362)
46,984
(+3,390)
15,199
(-213)
17,350
(-4,264)
23,252
(+203)
27,483
(+1,226)
113,072
(+352, +0.38%) 		+6,382 (-3,028, -32.2%) 57.83%
09/25/2001
53,004
(-3,037)
43,594
(-1,162)
15,412
(-1,146)
21,614
(-1,395)
23,049
(+242)
26,257
(-1,384)
112,534
(-3,941, -4.13%) 		+9,410 (-1,875, -16.6%) 67.11%
09/18/2001
56,041
(+1,399)
44,756
(-1,363)
16,558
(+1,440)
23,009
(+4,669)
22,807
(-96)
27,641
(-563)
116,607
(+2,743, +2.96%) 		+11,285 (+2,762, +32.4%) 72.86%
09/10/2001
54,642
(+1,323)
46,119
(-834)
15,118
(-1,093)
18,340
(+1,518)
22,903
(+2,277)
28,204
(+1,823)
112,893
(+2,507, +2.78%) 		+8,523 (+2,157, +33.9%) 64.39%
09/04/2001
53,319
(+884)
46,953
(-451)
16,211
(-662)
16,822
(+1,356)
20,626
(+1,530)
26,381
(+847)
109,644
(+1,752, +1.98%) 		+6,366 (+1,335, +26.5%) 57.78%
08/28/2001
52,435
(+664)
47,404
(-3,008)
16,873
(-2,143)
15,466
(+2,365)
19,096
(-74)
25,534
(-910)
102,338
(-1,553, -1.73%) 		+5,031 (+3,672, +270.2%) 53.69%
08/21/2001
51,771
(+1,585)
50,412
(+1,747)
19,016
(+306)
13,101
(-1,694)
19,170
(-270)
26,444
(+1,568)
103,968
(+1,621, +1.84%) 		+1,359 (-162, -10.7%) 42.43%
08/14/2001
50,186
(-2,044)
48,665
(-4,387)
18,710
(-1,504)
14,795
(+1,098)
19,440
(-1,608)
24,876
(-1,867)
101,912
(-5,156, -5.51%) 		+1,521 (+2,343, +285.0%) 42.92%
08/07/2001
52,230
(-896)
53,052
(-942)
20,214
(-3,115)
13,697
(-102)
21,048
(+1,338)
26,743
(-1,629)
107,702
(-2,673, -2.78%) 		-822 (+46, +5.3%) 35.74%
07/31/2001
53,126
(+551)
53,994
(-5,052)
23,329
(-8,645)
13,799
(+480)
19,710
(-431)
28,372
(-3,953)
110,895
(-8,525, -8.14%) 		-868 (+5,603, +86.6%) 35.6%
07/24/2001
52,575
(+134)
59,046
(-77)
31,974
(+2,492)
13,319
(+135)
20,141
(-1,112)
32,325
(+1,456)
118,058
(+1,514, +1.47%) 		-6,471 (+211, +3.2%) 18.42%
07/17/2001
52,441
(+1,258)
59,123
(+1,791)
29,482
(-563)
13,184
(+135)
21,253
(-76)
30,869
(-1,307)
116,643
(+619, +0.6%) 		-6,682 (-533, -8.7%) 17.77%
07/10/2001
51,183
(+1,822)
57,332
(-1,133)
30,045
(-3,370)
13,049
(+489)
21,329
(+612)
32,176
(-292)
118,506
(-936, -0.9%) 		-6,149 (+2,955, +32.5%) 19.41%
07/03/2001
49,361
(+3,701)
58,465
(+492)
33,415
(-232)
12,560
(+849)
20,717
(-2,055)
32,468
(+73)
116,060
(+1,414, +1.39%) 		-9,104 (+3,209, +26.1%) 10.35%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays