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
06/26/2001
45,660
(-1,013)
57,973
(+667)
33,647
(-644)
11,711
(-2,459)
22,772
(+893)
32,395
(+1,028)
115,501
(-764, -0.74%) 		-12,313 (-1,680, -15.8%) 0.51%
06/19/2001
46,673
(-1,480)
57,306
(+865)
34,291
(+224)
14,170
(-1,135)
21,879
(+1,225)
31,367
(+239)
114,138
(-31, -0.03%) 		-10,633 (-2,345, -28.3%) 5.66%
06/12/2001
48,153
(-1,309)
56,441
(+554)
34,067
(+787)
15,305
(-144)
20,654
(+1,418)
31,128
(+486)
114,800
(+896, +0.88%) 		-8,288 (-1,863, -29.0%) 12.85%
06/05/2001
49,462
(-671)
55,887
(+379)
33,280
(+5,218)
15,449
(+1,159)
19,236
(-1,621)
30,642
(+1,388)
115,625
(+2,926, +2.95%) 		-6,425 (-1,050, -19.5%) 18.56%
05/29/2001
50,133
(+55)
55,508
(-1,355)
28,062
(+2,108)
14,290
(+1,224)
20,857
(-1,383)
29,254
(+911)
113,330
(+780, +0.79%) 		-5,375 (+1,410, +20.8%) 21.78%
05/22/2001
50,078
(-5,884)
56,863
(+3,879)
25,954
(+4,035)
13,066
(-2,704)
22,240
(-1,172)
28,343
(-4,196)
111,143
(-3,021, -2.98%) 		-6,785 (-9,763, -327.8%) 17.46%
05/15/2001
55,962
(+3,116)
52,984
(-2,803)
21,919
(-2,564)
15,770
(+3,923)
23,412
(+1,091)
32,539
(+523)
112,778
(+1,643, +1.65%) 		+2,978 (+5,919, +201.3%) 47.39%
05/08/2001
52,846
(-297)
55,787
(-2,133)
24,483
(-1,794)
11,847
(+527)
22,321
(+1,326)
32,016
(+841)
111,460
(-765, -0.76%) 		-2,941 (+1,836, +38.4%) 29.24%
05/01/2001
53,143
(-1,317)
57,920
(-2,007)
26,277
(-1,037)
11,320
(-320)
20,995
(-2,891)
31,175
(-2,918)
111,797
(-5,245, -4.96%) 		-4,777 (+690, +12.6%) 23.61%
04/24/2001
54,460
(-964)
59,927
(-1,608)
27,314
(-1,936)
11,640
(-187)
23,886
(-2,189)
34,093
(-3,294)
117,122
(-5,089, -4.6%) 		-5,467 (+644, +10.5%) 21.5%
04/17/2001
55,424
(-695)
61,535
(-1,792)
29,250
(-1,423)
11,827
(+2,101)
26,075
(-1,570)
37,387
(-3,997)
123,734
(-3,688, -3.22%) 		-6,111 (+1,097, +15.2%) 19.52%
04/10/2001
56,119
(-1,535)
63,327
(+2,459)
30,673
(+1,728)
9,726
(-2,930)
27,645
(-2,025)
41,384
(-1,361)
129,442
(-1,832, -1.58%) 		-7,208 (-3,994, -124.3%) 16.16%
04/03/2001
57,654
(+2,471)
60,868
(+1,875)
28,945
(-1,239)
12,656
(+568)
29,670
(+3,563)
42,745
(+2,352)
128,811
(+4,795, +4.3%) 		-3,214 (+596, +15.6%) 28.41%
03/27/2001
55,183
(+620)
58,993
(+931)
30,184
(-1,768)
12,088
(-1,186)
26,107
(-686)
40,393
(-1,579)
127,638
(-1,834, -1.62%) 		-3,810 (-311, -8.9%) 26.58%
03/20/2001
54,563
(-5,867)
58,062
(-2,252)
31,952
(-3,903)
13,274
(-3,887)
26,793
(+1,095)
41,972
(-2,536)
128,731
(-8,675, -7.11%) 		-3,499 (-3,615, -3116.4%) 27.53%
03/13/2001
60,430
(+3,541)
60,314
(+1,482)
35,855
(-285)
17,161
(+2,386)
25,698
(-137)
44,508
(-749)
136,178
(+3,119, +2.62%) 		+116 (+2,059, +106.0%) 38.62%
03/06/2001
56,889
(+2,349)
58,832
(+2,869)
36,140
(+2,334)
14,775
(+889)
25,835
(+2,046)
45,257
(+2,971)
132,056
(+6,729, +6.0%) 		-1,943 (-520, -36.5%) 32.3%
02/27/2001
54,540
(-3,162)
55,963
(-2,688)
33,806
(+2,061)
13,886
(+1,573)
23,789
(-2,546)
42,286
(-2,532)
126,323
(-3,647, -3.15%) 		-1,423 (-474, -49.9%) 33.9%
02/20/2001
57,702
(-1,951)
58,651
(-679)
31,745
(+138)
12,313
(+349)
26,335
(+746)
44,818
(-737)
130,995
(-1,067, -0.91%) 		-949 (-1,272, -393.8%) 35.35%
02/13/2001
59,653
(-2,376)
59,330
(-4,381)
31,607
(-471)
11,964
(+1,183)
25,589
(-1,607)
45,555
(-1,256)
133,255
(-4,454, -3.67%) 		+323 (+2,005, +119.2%) 39.25%
02/06/2001
62,029
(+2,092)
63,711
(+2,776)
32,078
(-1,212)
10,781
(-4,270)
27,196
(-419)
46,811
(+1,955)
138,222
(+461, +0.38%) 		-1,682 (-684, -68.5%) 33.1%
01/30/2001
59,937
(-1,148)
60,935
(-2,069)
33,290
(-933)
15,051
(+1,464)
27,615
(+3,109)
44,856
(+1,633)
135,182
(+1,028, +0.86%) 		-998 (+921, +48.0%) 35.2%
01/23/2001
61,085
(+1,241)
63,004
(+1,156)
34,223
(-3,623)
13,587
(+727)
24,506
(+279)
43,223
(-3,986)
133,135
(-2,103, -1.72%) 		-1,919 (+85, +4.2%) 32.38%
01/16/2001
59,844
(+5,241)
61,848
(+3,371)
37,846
(-2,224)
12,860
(-2,480)
24,227
(-246)
47,209
(+1,880)
132,771
(+2,771, +2.33%) 		-2,004 (+1,870, +48.3%) 32.12%
01/09/2001
54,603
(-3,070)
58,477
(-624)
40,070
(-1,602)
15,340
(-833)
24,473
(+3,644)
45,329
(+429)
130,150
(-1,028, -0.86%) 		-3,874 (-2,446, -171.3%) 26.38%
01/02/2001
57,673
(-603)
59,101
(-4,568)
41,672
(+918)
16,173
(+119)
20,829
(-1,053)
44,900
(+3,711)
130,495
(-738, -0.61%) 		-1,428 (+3,965, +73.5%) 33.88%
12/26/2000
58,276
(-3,316)
63,669
(+1,954)
40,754
(+1,267)
16,054
(-1,930)
21,882
(+1,711)
41,189
(-362)
131,705
(-338, -0.28%) 		-5,393 (-5,270, -4284.6%) 21.72%
12/19/2000
61,592
(-2,384)
61,715
(+136)
39,487
(+1,984)
17,984
(+623)
20,171
(+622)
41,551
(-537)
131,313
(+222, +0.18%) 		-123 (-2,520, -105.1%) 37.88%
12/12/2000
63,976
(+2,180)
61,579
(+842)
37,503
(+1,398)
17,361
(+1,652)
19,549
(-3,246)
42,088
(-2,162)
133,067
(+332, +0.28%) 		+2,397 (+1,338, +126.3%) 45.61%
12/05/2000
61,796
(+428)
60,737
(-2,317)
36,105
(-1,090)
15,709
(-515)
22,795
(+89)
44,250
(+2,259)
133,610
(-573, -0.47%) 		+1,059 (+2,745, +162.8%) 41.51%
11/28/2000
61,368
(-967)
63,054
(-277)
37,195
(+1,558)
16,224
(+1,848)
22,706
(-969)
41,991
(-1,949)
133,331
(-378, -0.31%) 		-1,686 (-690, -69.3%) 33.09%
11/21/2000
62,335
(-1,639)
63,331
(-3,241)
35,637
(+2,864)
14,376
(+214)
23,675
(+1,119)
43,940
(+5,371)
133,569
(+2,344, +1.96%) 		-996 (+1,602, +61.7%) 35.21%
11/14/2000
63,974
(+882)
66,572
(+2,644)
32,773
(+295)
14,162
(-993)
22,556
(+264)
38,569
(-210)
132,251
(+1,441, +1.22%) 		-2,598 (-1,762, -210.8%) 30.29%
11/07/2000
63,092
(+2,219)
63,928
(+4,815)
32,478
(+1,870)
15,155
(-175)
22,292
(+1,033)
38,779
(+482)
131,315
(+5,122, +4.54%) 		-836 (-2,596, -147.5%) 35.7%
10/31/2000
60,873
(-2,005)
59,113
(-737)
30,608
(+5,417)
15,330
(+2,421)
21,259
(+305)
38,297
(+2,033)
123,921
(+3,717, +3.41%) 		+1,760 (-1,268, -41.9%) 43.66%
10/24/2000
62,878
(-4,097)
59,850
(+3,234)
25,191
(+6,240)
12,909
(-2,847)
20,954
(-1,743)
36,264
(+13)
122,793
(+400, +0.37%) 		+3,028 (-7,331, -70.8%) 47.55%
10/17/2000
66,975
(-683)
56,616
(-1,918)
18,951
(-2,140)
15,756
(+146)
22,697
(+934)
36,251
(-117)
122,110
(-1,889, -1.71%) 		+10,359 (+1,235, +13.5%) 70.02%
10/10/2000
67,658
(-4,656)
58,534
(-3,233)
21,091
(+1,364)
15,610
(-769)
21,763
(-751)
36,368
(-41)
123,160
(-4,043, -3.53%) 		+9,124 (-1,423, -13.5%) 66.24%
10/03/2000
72,314
(-239)
61,767
(+3,706)
19,727
(+395)
16,379
(-2,985)
22,514
(-259)
36,409
(-824)
125,799
(-103, -0.09%) 		+10,547 (-3,945, -27.2%) 70.6%
09/26/2000
72,553
(-1,792)
58,061
(+2,331)
19,332
(-456)
19,364
(-2,329)
22,773
(+183)
37,233
(-2,067)
124,372
(-2,065, -1.77%) 		+14,492 (-4,123, -22.1%) 82.7%
09/19/2000
74,345
(-35)
55,730
(+1,485)
19,788
(+935)
21,693
(-3,179)
22,590
(+549)
39,300
(+3,143)
124,732
(+1,449, +1.26%) 		+18,615 (-1,520, -7.5%) 95.34%
09/12/2000
74,380
(-593)
54,245
(-3,040)
18,853
(+753)
24,872
(+830)
22,041
(-1,079)
36,157
(+1,291)
122,816
(-919, -0.79%) 		+20,135 (+2,447, +13.8%) 100.0%
09/05/2000
74,973
(-623)
57,285
(-1,321)
18,100
(+319)
24,042
(+975)
23,120
(+2,860)
34,866
(+2,902)
122,655
(+2,556, +2.25%) 		+17,688 (+698, +4.1%) 100.0%
08/29/2000
75,596
(+1,180)
58,606
(-1,274)
17,781
(-60)
23,067
(+1,556)
20,260
(-1,170)
31,964
(-332)
119,010
(-50, -0.04%) 		+16,990 (+2,454, +16.9%) 100.0%
08/22/2000
74,416
(+436)
59,880
(-605)
17,841
(-503)
21,511
(+690)
21,430
(+808)
32,296
(+656)
119,521
(+741, +0.66%) 		+14,536 (+1,041, +7.7%) 93.22%
08/15/2000
73,980
(+597)
60,485
(-1,653)
18,344
(-415)
20,821
(+493)
20,622
(-1,320)
31,640
(+22)
119,213
(-1,138, -1.0%) 		+13,495 (+2,250, +20.0%) 90.23%
08/08/2000
73,383
(-2,387)
62,138
(+832)
18,759
(-255)
20,328
(-4,347)
21,942
(-451)
31,618
(+422)
120,950
(-3,093, -2.64%) 		+11,245 (-3,219, -22.3%) 83.99%
08/01/2000
75,770
(+3,556)
61,306
(+2,262)
19,014
(+1,504)
24,675
(+2,466)
22,393
(+558)
31,196
(+890)
123,827
(+5,618, +5.04%) 		+14,464 (+1,294, +9.8%) 93.75%
07/25/2000
72,214
(+4,442)
59,044
(+2,311)
17,510
(-157)
22,209
(+2,258)
21,835
(+177)
30,306
(-107)
118,428
(+4,462, +4.17%) 		+13,170 (+2,131, +19.3%) 89.82%
07/18/2000
67,772
(+1,194)
56,733
(+2,380)
17,667
(-588)
19,951
(-1,607)
21,658
(+33)
30,413
(-134)
115,743
(+639, +0.6%) 		+11,039 (-1,186, -9.7%) 83.36%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays