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
07/27/1999
48,972
(+1,705)
39,879
(+6,067)
26,679
(+3,572)
20,016
(-1,509)
19,874
(+382)
35,630
(+1,101)
100,987
(+5,659, +6.3%)
+9,093 (-4,362, -32.4%) 85.7%
07/20/1999
47,267
(+102)
33,812
(-751)
23,107
(-750)
21,525
(+1,784)
19,492
(+363)
34,529
(-1,318)
94,616
(-285, -0.32%)
+13,455 (+853, +6.8%) 96.26%
07/13/1999
47,165
(+2,332)
34,563
(-242)
23,857
(-656)
19,741
(-976)
19,129
(-1,055)
35,847
(+1,839)
96,063
(+621, +0.69%)
+12,602 (+2,574, +25.7%) 94.19%
07/06/1999
44,833
(+1,172)
34,805
(-1,861)
24,513
(-2,890)
20,717
(-139)
20,184
(-1,083)
34,008
(-801)
94,609
(-2,801, -3.03%)
+10,028 (+3,033, +43.4%) 87.96%
06/29/1999
43,661
(-1,216)
36,666
(-2,854)
27,403
(-5,408)
20,856
(+14)
21,267
(-94)
34,809
(-3,878)
96,898
(-6,718, -6.78%)
+6,995 (+1,638, +30.6%) 80.62%
06/22/1999
44,877
(+327)
39,520
(+448)
32,811
(+1,444)
20,842
(+1,585)
21,361
(-2,051)
38,687
(-2,313)
103,587
(-280, -0.28%)
+5,357 (-121, -2.2%) 76.65%
06/15/1999
44,550
(+379)
39,072
(+2,430)
31,367
(+4,866)
19,257
(+1,067)
23,412
(+1,893)
41,000
(+3,641)
104,076
(+7,138, +7.74%)
+5,478 (-2,051, -27.2%) 76.95%
06/08/1999
44,171
(-2,133)
36,642
(+1,432)
26,501
(+8,493)
18,190
(-5,282)
21,519
(-6,218)
37,359
(+3,992)
99,569
(+142, +0.15%)
+7,529 (-3,565, -32.1%) 81.91%
06/01/1999
46,304
(-1,893)
35,210
(-1,178)
18,008
(-368)
23,472
(-1,674)
27,737
(-2,258)
33,367
(-1,667)
98,539
(-4,519, -4.68%)
+11,094 (-715, -6.1%) 90.54%
05/25/1999
48,197
(-1,789)
36,388
(-1,823)
18,376
(-1,205)
25,146
(-3,775)
29,995
(-424)
35,034
(+2,180)
104,093
(-3,418, -3.42%)
+11,809 (+34, +0.3%) 92.27%
05/18/1999
49,986
(+1,599)
38,211
(-31)
19,581
(+1,767)
28,921
(+512)
30,419
(-731)
32,854
(+2,154)
108,072
(+2,635, +2.71%)
+11,775 (+1,630, +16.1%) 92.19%
05/11/1999
48,387
(+1,385)
38,242
(-4,032)
17,814
(-444)
28,409
(+6,466)
31,150
(+1,736)
30,700
(+243)
103,908
(+2,677, +2.83%)
+10,145 (+5,417, +114.6%) 88.25%
05/04/1999
47,002
(+11)
42,274
(-1,332)
18,258
(-361)
21,943
(+2,257)
29,414
(-256)
30,457
(-1,531)
100,267
(-606, -0.64%)
+4,728 (+1,343, +39.7%) 75.13%
04/27/1999
46,991
(+779)
43,606
(-1,178)
18,619
(-755)
19,686
(+2,288)
29,670
(+31)
31,988
(-1,055)
99,804
(+55, +0.06%)
+3,385 (+1,957, +137.0%) 71.88%
04/20/1999
46,212
(-807)
44,784
(-4,688)
19,374
(-4,999)
17,398
(+334)
29,639
(-947)
33,043
(-2,399)
99,996
(-6,753, -6.62%)
+1,428 (+3,881, +158.2%) 67.14%
04/13/1999
47,019
(-1,888)
49,472
(-1,055)
24,373
(-969)
17,064
(+1,837)
30,586
(+1,585)
35,442
(-2,054)
108,606
(-1,272, -1.23%)
-2,453 (-833, -51.4%) 57.75%
04/06/1999
48,907
(-1,621)
50,527
(-1,053)
25,342
(+1,369)
15,227
(-1,273)
29,001
(-1,551)
37,496
(+523)
110,566
(-1,803, -1.72%)
-1,620 (-568, -54.0%) 59.76%
03/30/1999
50,528
(-932)
51,580
(-4,447)
23,973
(-2,551)
16,500
(+275)
30,552
(-500)
36,973
(+189)
111,827
(-3,983, -3.65%)
-1,052 (+3,515, +77.0%) 61.14%
03/23/1999
51,460
(+935)
56,027
(+1,153)
26,524
(-677)
16,225
(-1,312)
31,052
(+364)
36,784
(+781)
117,244
(+622, +0.57%)
-4,567 (-218, -5.0%) 52.63%
03/16/1999
50,525
(+2,968)
54,874
(-482)
27,201
(-3,969)
17,537
(+2,804)
30,688
(+654)
36,003
(-2,669)
115,959
(-347, -0.32%)
-4,349 (+3,450, +44.2%) 53.15%
03/09/1999
47,557
(-3,220)
55,356
(+2,431)
31,170
(+3,105)
14,733
(+1,331)
30,034
(+2,263)
38,672
(-1,614)
116,375
(+2,148, +2.01%)
-7,799 (-5,651, -263.1%) 44.8%
03/02/1999
50,777
(-3,691)
52,925
(+1,193)
28,065
(+4,327)
13,402
(-165)
27,771
(-784)
40,286
(-1,176)
114,910
(-148, -0.14%)
-2,148 (-4,884, -178.5%) 58.48%
02/23/1999
54,468
(-378)
51,732
(+229)
23,738
(-446)
13,567
(+379)
28,555
(-1,485)
41,462
(-2,917)
113,115
(-2,309, -2.12%)
+2,736 (-607, -18.2%) 70.31%
02/16/1999
54,846
(-1,719)
51,503
(+2,673)
24,184
(+2,275)
13,188
(-341)
30,040
(+770)
44,379
(-1,006)
116,010
(+1,326, +1.23%)
+3,343 (-4,392, -56.8%) 71.78%
02/09/1999
56,565
(+2,151)
48,830
(-755)
21,909
(+1,764)
13,529
(-1,754)
29,270
(-3,590)
45,385
(+2,834)
116,049
(+325, +0.3%)
+7,735 (+2,906, +60.2%) 82.41%
02/02/1999
54,414
(-695)
49,585
(-891)
20,145
(+972)
15,283
(-783)
32,860
(+943)
42,551
(+2,894)
117,471
(+1,220, +1.15%)
+4,829 (+196, +4.2%) 75.38%
01/26/1999
55,109
(-50)
50,476
(+1,973)
19,173
(-815)
16,066
(+167)
31,917
(+1,965)
39,657
(-1,040)
116,433
(+1,100, +1.05%)
+4,633 (-2,023, -30.4%) 74.9%
01/19/1999
55,159
(-754)
48,503
(+1,591)
19,988
(-1,410)
15,899
(-3,198)
29,952
(+1,235)
40,697
(+678)
114,727
(-929, -0.88%)
+6,656 (-2,345, -26.1%) 79.8%
01/12/1999
55,913
(-250)
46,912
(+3,795)
21,398
(+3,506)
19,097
(-5,071)
28,717
(-2,011)
40,019
(+2,521)
115,556
(+1,245, +1.19%)
+9,001 (-4,045, -31.0%) 85.48%
01/05/1999
56,163
(+1,528)
43,117
(+1,704)
17,892
(+464)
24,168
(+686)
30,728
(+1,034)
37,498
(+636)
113,239
(+3,026, +2.97%)
+13,046 (-176, -1.3%) 95.27%
12/29/1998
54,635
(+1,209)
41,413
(+2,372)
17,428
(+1,637)
23,482
(-41)
29,694
(-936)
36,862
(-421)
109,244
(+1,910, +1.91%)
+13,222 (-1,163, -8.1%) 95.7%
12/22/1998
53,426
(+418)
39,041
(+1,033)
15,791
(+1,420)
23,523
(-6)
30,630
(-526)
37,283
(+285)
107,414
(+1,312, +1.33%)
+14,385 (-615, -4.1%) 98.51%
12/15/1998
53,008
(+7,053)
38,008
(-136)
14,371
(-360)
23,529
(+4,607)
31,156
(-1,471)
36,998
(+751)
105,301
(+5,222, +5.6%)
+15,000 (+7,189, +92.0%) 100.0%
12/08/1998
45,955
(-1,333)
38,144
(-3,128)
14,731
(-1,217)
18,922
(+387)
32,627
(+1,983)
36,247
(+2,174)
102,596
(-567, -0.6%)
+7,811 (+1,795, +29.8%) 87.59%
12/01/1998
47,288
(+178)
41,272
(-2,333)
15,948
(-358)
18,535
(+411)
30,644
(-902)
34,073
(+840)
105,321
(-1,082, -1.14%)
+6,016 (+2,511, +71.6%) 82.98%
11/24/1998
47,110
(-1,021)
43,605
(-5,254)
16,306
(+182)
18,124
(+4,287)
31,546
(-52)
33,233
(+76)
106,829
(-891, -0.93%)
+3,505 (+4,233, +581.5%) 76.53%
11/17/1998
48,131
(+1,165)
48,859
(-5,022)
16,124
(-3,615)
13,837
(+3,256)
31,598
(+794)
33,157
(+110)
108,799
(-1,656, -1.7%)
-728 (+6,187, +89.5%) 65.67%
11/10/1998
46,966
(+7,244)
53,881
(+1,681)
19,739
(-2,702)
10,581
(+1,192)
30,804
(-632)
33,047
(+1,037)
109,455
(+3,910, +4.18%)
-6,915 (+5,563, +44.6%) 49.78%
11/03/1998
39,722
(-2,717)
52,200
(+1,969)
22,441
(-1,417)
9,389
(+563)
31,436
(+3,385)
32,010
(-3,281)
105,776
(-749, -0.79%)
-12,478 (-4,686, -60.1%) 35.5%
10/27/1998
42,439
(+152)
50,231
(+2,948)
23,858
(+3,136)
8,826
(+453)
28,051
(+1,372)
35,291
(+1,259)
106,524
(+4,660, +5.2%)
-7,792 (-2,796, -56.0%) 47.53%
10/20/1998
42,287
(+1,010)
47,283
(+284)
20,722
(-1,828)
8,373
(-758)
26,679
(+988)
34,032
(+644)
101,559
(+170, +0.19%)
-4,996 (+726, +12.7%) 54.71%
10/13/1998
41,277
(-4,322)
46,999
(+5,303)
22,550
(+2,051)
9,131
(-8,115)
25,691
(-1,084)
33,388
(-543)
100,620
(-3,355, -3.61%)
-5,722 (-9,625, -246.6%) 52.84%
10/06/1998
45,599
(-148)
41,696
(+424)
20,499
(+2,184)
17,246
(-2,178)
26,775
(-751)
33,931
(+3,039)
102,577
(+1,285, +1.4%)
+3,903 (-572, -12.8%) 77.56%
09/29/1998
45,747
(+1,156)
41,272
(+2,245)
18,315
(+891)
19,424
(+2,169)
27,526
(+1,505)
30,892
(-862)
100,217
(+3,552, +4.03%)
+4,475 (-1,089, -19.6%) 79.02%
09/22/1998
44,591
(+2,521)
39,027
(+2,220)
17,424
(+692)
17,255
(+522)
26,021
(+839)
31,754
(+1,310)
97,688
(+4,052, +4.82%)
+5,564 (+301, +5.7%) 81.82%
09/15/1998
42,070
(+1,169)
36,807
(+1,133)
16,732
(+309)
16,733
(-1,989)
25,182
(-755)
30,444
(+1,579)
92,578
(+723, +0.87%)
+5,263 (+36, +0.7%) 81.05%
09/08/1998
40,901
(+1,213)
35,674
(+496)
16,423
(-117)
18,722
(+376)
25,937
(+81)
28,865
(+305)
88,858
(+1,177, +1.43%)
+5,227 (+717, +15.9%) 80.95%
09/01/1998
39,688
(-905)
35,178
(-1,209)
16,540
(+871)
18,346
(-509)
25,856
(+45)
28,560
(+1,729)
86,981
(+11, +0.01%)
+4,510 (+304, +7.2%) 79.11%
08/25/1998
40,593
(-1,198)
36,387
(-1,156)
15,669
(+1,008)
18,855
(-164)
25,811
(+561)
26,831
(+1,691)
86,146
(+371, +0.45%)
+4,206 (-42, -1.0%) 78.33%
08/18/1998
41,791
(-4,959)
37,543
(+496)
14,661
(+2,009)
19,019
(+885)
25,250
(+2,986)
25,140
(-1,345)
85,088
(+36, +0.04%)
+4,248 (-5,455, -56.2%) 78.44%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays