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
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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
07/11/2000
66,578
(+2,093)
54,353
(+1,289)
18,255
(-452)
21,558
(-590)
21,625
(+584)
30,547
(+1,526)
113,987
(+2,225, +2.13%) 		+12,225 (+804, +7.0%) 86.96%
07/05/2000
64,485
(+3,646)
53,064
(+2,862)
18,707
(+1,021)
22,148
(+1,475)
21,041
(-258)
29,021
(+72)
110,721
(+4,409, +4.42%) 		+11,421 (+784, +7.4%) 84.52%
06/27/2000
60,839
(+2,142)
50,202
(-2,370)
17,686
(-1,620)
20,673
(+3,480)
21,299
(+1,167)
28,949
(+579)
106,836
(+1,689, +1.72%) 		+10,637 (+4,512, +73.7%) 82.14%
06/20/2000
58,697
(+3,544)
52,572
(+1,025)
19,306
(-306)
17,193
(+1,657)
20,132
(-1,794)
28,370
(-1,238)
104,805
(+1,444, +1.49%) 		+6,125 (+2,519, +69.9%) 68.47%
06/13/2000
55,153
(+437)
51,547
(+9,582)
19,612
(+205)
15,536
(-11,255)
21,926
(-2,721)
29,608
(-406)
104,106
(-2,079, -2.1%) 		+3,606 (-9,145, -71.7%) 60.83%
06/06/2000
54,716
(-2,660)
41,965
(+1,116)
19,407
(-1,072)
26,791
(-8,418)
24,647
(-3,668)
30,014
(-98)
107,723
(-7,400, -6.97%) 		+12,751 (-3,776, -22.8%) 88.55%
05/30/2000
57,376
(+596)
40,849
(-1,121)
20,479
(-1,746)
35,209
(-174)
28,315
(-576)
30,112
(-431)
114,954
(-1,726, -1.6%) 		+16,527 (+1,717, +11.6%) 100.0%
05/23/2000
56,780
(-584)
41,970
(-15,938)
22,225
(-2,209)
35,383
(+14,412)
28,891
(+550)
30,543
(-717)
117,627
(-2,243, -2.04%) 		+14,810 (+15,354, +2822.4%) 99.4%
05/16/2000
57,364
(+3,994)
57,908
(-2,308)
24,434
(-5,669)
20,971
(+4,205)
28,341
(+3,530)
31,260
(-42)
120,105
(+1,855, +1.71%) 		-544 (+6,302, +92.1%) 50.59%
05/09/2000
53,370
(+522)
60,216
(-741)
30,103
(-1,109)
16,766
(-105)
24,811
(-1,123)
31,302
(-864)
116,974
(-1,710, -1.55%) 		-6,846 (+1,263, +15.6%) 34.68%
05/02/2000
52,848
(+96)
60,957
(-469)
31,212
(-2,851)
16,871
(+1,453)
25,934
(+253)
32,166
(-3,486)
118,938
(-2,502, -2.22%) 		-8,109 (+565, +6.5%) 32.99%
04/25/2000
52,752
(-3,180)
61,426
(+644)
34,063
(+2,384)
15,418
(-307)
25,681
(-653)
35,652
(-1,786)
120,975
(-1,449, -1.27%) 		-8,674 (-3,824, -78.8%) 31.35%
04/18/2000
55,932
(-552)
60,782
(-567)
31,679
(-1,021)
15,725
(+936)
26,334
(-488)
37,438
(-2,430)
122,193
(-2,061, -1.78%) 		-4,850 (+15, +0.3%) 42.44%
04/11/2000
56,484
(-2,322)
61,349
(+1,309)
32,700
(+2,491)
14,789
(-3,757)
26,822
(-1,834)
39,868
(+783)
124,626
(-1,665, -1.41%) 		-4,865 (-3,631, -294.2%) 44.82%
04/04/2000
58,806
(+311)
60,040
(-3,610)
30,209
(-4,986)
18,546
(+901)
28,656
(+934)
39,085
(-1,032)
124,966
(-3,741, -3.08%) 		-1,234 (+3,921, +76.1%) 57.1%
03/28/2000
58,495
(-2,097)
63,650
(+5,027)
35,195
(+5,529)
17,645
(-4,232)
27,722
(-892)
40,117
(+1,745)
129,091
(+2,540, +2.14%) 		-5,155 (-7,124, -361.8%) 49.45%
03/21/2000
60,592
(+1,704)
58,623
(+2,468)
29,666
(+774)
21,877
(+746)
28,614
(-618)
38,372
(-1,354)
127,258
(+1,860, +1.59%) 		+1,969 (-764, -28.0%) 68.45%
03/14/2000
58,888
(+2,523)
56,155
(+4,308)
28,892
(+1,999)
21,131
(+250)
29,232
(+2,519)
39,726
(+2,483)
125,262
(+7,041, +6.4%) 		+2,733 (-1,785, -39.5%) 70.3%
03/07/2000
56,365
(+70)
51,847
(+5,030)
26,893
(+4,689)
20,881
(-1,512)
26,713
(+106)
37,243
(+1,347)
117,828
(+4,865, +4.63%) 		+4,518 (-4,960, -52.3%) 74.62%
02/29/2000
56,295
(-1,197)
46,817
(-1,993)
22,204
(+1,032)
22,393
(-609)
26,607
(-4,835)
35,896
(-2,398)
113,345
(-5,000, -4.54%) 		+9,478 (+796, +9.2%) 86.63%
02/22/2000
57,492
(+3,127)
48,810
(-2,275)
21,172
(-4,856)
23,002
(+1,816)
31,442
(+537)
38,294
(-733)
119,818
(-1,192, -1.07%) 		+8,682 (+5,402, +164.7%) 84.7%
02/15/2000
54,365
(+355)
51,085
(-5,224)
26,028
(-8,515)
21,186
(+1,425)
30,905
(+834)
39,027
(-3,527)
121,429
(-7,326, -6.18%) 		+3,280 (+5,579, +242.7%) 71.63%
02/08/2000
54,010
(-1,332)
56,309
(-555)
34,543
(-1,141)
19,761
(-1,513)
30,071
(-234)
42,554
(-639)
130,406
(-2,707, -2.23%) 		-2,299 (-777, -51.1%) 58.12%
02/01/2000
55,342
(-754)
56,864
(-2,466)
35,684
(-3,487)
21,274
(-378)
30,305
(+1,359)
43,193
(-38)
132,697
(-2,882, -2.32%) 		-1,522 (+1,712, +52.9%) 60.0%
01/25/2000
56,096
(+70)
59,330
(-1,748)
39,171
(-2,732)
21,652
(-981)
28,946
(+688)
43,231
(+755)
135,080
(-1,974, -1.56%) 		-3,234 (+1,818, +36.0%) 55.85%
01/18/2000
56,026
(-1,286)
61,078
(-474)
41,903
(+7,991)
22,633
(+5,370)
28,258
(+211)
42,476
(+2,020)
135,148
(+6,916, +5.8%) 		-5,052 (-812, -19.2%) 51.45%
01/11/2000
57,312
(+2,748)
61,552
(+8,831)
33,912
(+9,636)
17,263
(+3,346)
28,047
(+4,002)
40,456
(+4,209)
129,499
(+16,386, +15.93%) 		-4,240 (-6,083, -330.1%) 53.42%
01/04/2000
54,564
(-982)
52,721
(-1,666)
24,276
(+1,275)
13,917
(+812)
24,045
(-347)
36,247
(+800)
112,198
(-54, -0.05%) 		+1,843 (+684, +59.0%) 68.15%
12/28/1999
55,546
(-430)
54,387
(-1,372)
23,001
(-967)
13,105
(-2,002)
24,392
(-2,035)
35,447
(-58)
112,255
(-3,432, -3.23%) 		+1,159 (+942, +434.1%) 66.49%
12/21/1999
55,976
(+1,718)
55,759
(+3,288)
23,968
(-2,576)
15,107
(-2,189)
26,427
(-3,715)
35,505
(-5,672)
115,834
(-4,573, -4.12%) 		+217 (-1,570, -87.9%) 64.21%
12/14/1999
54,258
(+1,095)
52,471
(-4,804)
26,544
(-5,600)
17,296
(+1,690)
30,142
(-1,906)
41,177
(-3,297)
119,108
(-6,411, -5.46%) 		+1,787 (+5,899, +143.5%) 68.01%
12/07/1999
53,163
(-1,641)
57,275
(+808)
32,144
(-5,243)
15,606
(-2,342)
32,048
(+1,794)
44,474
(-3,556)
127,049
(-5,090, -4.16%) 		-4,112 (-2,449, -147.3%) 53.73%
11/30/1999
54,804
(+602)
56,467
(-946)
37,387
(-1,989)
17,948
(+732)
30,254
(+19)
48,030
(-1,154)
131,790
(-1,368, -1.1%) 		-1,663 (+1,548, +48.2%) 59.66%
11/23/1999
54,202
(+3,280)
57,413
(+1,844)
39,376
(-2,215)
17,216
(-1,361)
30,235
(+1,973)
49,184
(+2,555)
135,555
(+3,038, +2.52%) 		-3,211 (+1,436, +30.9%) 55.91%
11/16/1999
50,922
(+2,014)
55,569
(+8,261)
41,591
(+9,410)
18,577
(-1,265)
28,262
(-147)
46,629
(+4,281)
129,654
(+11,277, +10.3%) 		-4,647 (-6,247, -390.4%) 52.43%
11/09/1999
48,908
(+689)
47,308
(-1,576)
32,181
(-109)
19,842
(+1,175)
28,409
(+807)
42,348
(+1,788)
118,135
(+1,387, +1.28%) 		+1,600 (+2,265, +340.6%) 67.56%
11/02/1999
48,219
(-897)
48,884
(-578)
32,290
(-3,415)
18,667
(-624)
27,602
(+45)
40,560
(-3,065)
116,902
(-4,267, -3.8%) 		-665 (-319, -92.2%) 62.07%
10/26/1999
49,116
(-1,454)
49,462
(-3,053)
35,705
(-5,797)
19,291
(+1,417)
27,557
(+996)
43,625
(-4,619)
120,634
(-6,255, -5.27%) 		-346 (+1,599, +82.2%) 62.85%
10/19/1999
50,570
(-65)
52,515
(-868)
41,502
(-2,762)
17,874
(+702)
26,561
(+2,906)
48,244
(+245)
125,160
(+79, +0.07%) 		-1,945 (+803, +29.2%) 58.97%
10/12/1999
50,635
(+1,740)
53,383
(+1,589)
44,264
(+2,007)
17,172
(+591)
23,655
(-2,183)
47,999
(-616)
124,946
(+1,564, +1.34%) 		-2,748 (+151, +5.2%) 57.03%
10/05/1999
48,895
(-4,927)
51,794
(-14)
42,257
(+2,552)
16,581
(-2,682)
25,838
(+807)
48,615
(+1,128)
125,094
(-1,568, -1.32%) 		-2,899 (-4,913, -243.9%) 56.67%
09/28/1999
53,822
(+579)
51,808
(+377)
39,705
(-1,710)
19,263
(-847)
25,031
(+2,255)
47,487
(+1,594)
124,787
(+1,124, +0.96%) 		+2,014 (+202, +11.1%) 68.56%
09/21/1999
53,243
(+3,042)
51,431
(+1,309)
41,415
(-1,881)
20,110
(+634)
22,776
(-476)
45,893
(-1,258)
123,459
(+685, +0.59%) 		+1,812 (+1,733, +2193.7%) 68.07%
09/14/1999
50,201
(+3,544)
50,122
(+806)
43,296
(-611)
19,476
(+1,054)
23,252
(+527)
47,151
(+1,600)
121,641
(+3,460, +3.05%) 		+79 (+2,738, +103.0%) 63.88%
09/07/1999
46,657
(+1,910)
49,316
(+2,044)
43,907
(+6,494)
18,422
(+1,294)
22,725
(+657)
45,551
(+5,723)
117,266
(+9,061, +8.69%) 		-2,659 (-134, -5.3%) 57.25%
08/31/1999
44,747
(+647)
47,272
(+3,597)
37,413
(+6,569)
17,128
(+355)
22,068
(-594)
39,828
(+2,670)
107,150
(+6,622, +6.78%) 		-2,525 (-2,950, -694.1%) 57.57%
08/24/1999
44,100
(+1,052)
43,675
(+895)
30,844
(-1,144)
16,773
(+1,897)
22,662
(+953)
37,158
(-1,931)
101,775
(+861, +0.89%) 		+425 (+157, +58.6%) 64.71%
08/17/1999
43,048
(-524)
42,780
(+975)
31,988
(+2,390)
14,876
(+202)
21,709
(-140)
39,089
(+549)
102,772
(+1,726, +1.82%) 		+268 (-1,499, -84.8%) 64.33%
08/10/1999
43,572
(-4,110)
41,805
(+2,728)
29,598
(+3,604)
14,674
(-4,984)
21,849
(+695)
38,540
(+2,445)
100,471
(+189, +0.2%) 		+1,767 (-6,838, -79.5%) 67.96%
08/03/1999
47,682
(-1,290)
39,077
(-802)
25,994
(-685)
19,658
(-358)
21,154
(+1,280)
36,095
(+465)
99,796
(-695, -0.73%) 		+8,605 (-488, -5.4%) 84.52%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays