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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Net positions over time
Live Cattle COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years | 50% = Middle | 100% = Highest
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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
09/17/1996
26,791
(+340)
36,701
(-1,083)
20,341
(-525)
8,182
(-1,063)
39,753
(+380)
42,002
(+2,341)
93,019
(+195, +0.22%) 		-9,910 (+1,423, +12.6%) 20.5%
09/10/1996
26,451
(-803)
37,784
(-3,242)
20,866
(-223)
9,245
(+630)
39,373
(+1,617)
39,661
(+3,203)
92,331
(+591, +0.69%) 		-11,333 (+2,439, +17.7%) 14.87%
09/03/1996
27,254
(-1,408)
41,026
(-1,438)
21,089
(+1,641)
8,615
(+729)
37,756
(+1,472)
36,458
(+2,414)
92,833
(+1,705, +2.02%) 		-13,772 (+30, +0.2%) 5.23%
08/27/1996
28,662
(+444)
42,464
(+962)
19,448
(-288)
7,886
(+423)
36,284
(+985)
34,044
(-244)
90,858
(+1,141, +1.37%) 		-13,802 (-518, -3.9%) 5.11%
08/20/1996
28,218
(-86)
41,502
(-271)
19,736
(+77)
7,463
(-289)
35,299
(-1,762)
34,288
(-1,211)
90,745
(-1,771, -2.08%) 		-13,284 (+185, +1.4%) 7.16%
08/13/1996
28,304
(-399)
41,773
(-1,805)
19,659
(-941)
7,752
(-625)
37,061
(-1,488)
35,499
(-398)
93,304
(-2,828, -3.22%) 		-13,469 (+1,406, +9.5%) 6.42%
08/06/1996
28,703
(-4,696)
43,578
(+1,209)
20,600
(+2,307)
8,377
(-1,744)
38,549
(+1,033)
35,897
(-821)
97,057
(-1,356, -1.52%) 		-14,875 (-5,905, -65.8%) 0.87%
07/30/1996
33,399
(+769)
42,369
(-546)
18,293
(+31)
10,121
(+1,249)
37,516
(+42)
36,718
(+139)
99,881
(+842, +0.95%) 		-8,970 (+1,315, +12.8%) 24.21%
07/23/1996
32,630
(+2,306)
42,915
(+1,877)
18,262
(-2,324)
8,872
(-378)
37,474
(+514)
36,579
(-1,003)
97,248
(+496, +0.56%) 		-10,285 (+429, +4.0%) 19.01%
07/16/1996
30,324
(+1,208)
41,038
(+1,690)
20,586
(+1,686)
9,250
(-168)
36,960
(-1,991)
37,582
(-619)
96,668
(+903, +1.04%) 		-10,714 (-482, -4.7%) 17.32%
07/09/1996
29,116
(-1,610)
39,348
(+3,259)
18,900
(+1,650)
9,418
(-1,405)
38,951
(+2,166)
38,201
(+352)
95,258
(+2,206, +2.6%) 		-10,232 (-4,869, -90.8%) 19.22%
07/02/1996
30,726
(-2,556)
36,089
(+239)
17,250
(+2,910)
10,823
(+607)
36,785
(-192)
37,849
(-684)
92,651
(+162, +0.19%) 		-5,363 (-2,795, -108.8%) 38.47%
06/25/1996
33,282
(-145)
35,850
(-546)
14,340
(-634)
10,216
(+381)
36,977
(+7)
38,533
(-607)
92,493
(-772, -0.9%) 		-2,568 (+401, +13.5%) 49.52%
06/18/1996
33,427
(-301)
36,396
(-927)
14,974
(-462)
9,835
(-579)
36,970
(-1,219)
39,140
(-476)
94,956
(-1,982, -2.27%) 		-2,969 (+626, +17.4%) 47.94%
06/11/1996
33,728
(-3,144)
37,323
(-5,419)
15,436
(+635)
10,414
(+2,295)
38,189
(-1,394)
39,616
(-779)
96,880
(-3,903, -4.28%) 		-3,595 (+2,275, +38.8%) 45.46%
06/04/1996
36,872
(-1,947)
42,742
(-478)
14,801
(+2,032)
8,119
(-825)
39,583
(-895)
40,395
(+493)
101,932
(-810, -0.88%) 		-5,870 (-1,469, -33.4%) 36.47%
05/28/1996
38,819
(+39)
43,220
(+1,623)
12,769
(+1,869)
8,944
(-1,086)
40,478
(-51)
39,902
(+1,320)
102,424
(+1,857, +2.06%) 		-4,401 (-1,584, -56.2%) 42.28%
05/21/1996
38,780
(+1,010)
41,597
(-854)
10,900
(-1,654)
10,030
(+233)
40,529
(+2,884)
38,582
(+2,861)
99,229
(+2,240, +2.55%) 		-2,817 (+1,864, +39.8%) 48.54%
05/14/1996
37,770
(-2)
42,451
(+4,880)
12,554
(-673)
9,797
(-2,195)
37,645
(+2,977)
35,721
(-383)
95,942
(+2,302, +2.69%) 		-4,681 (-4,882, -2428.9%) 41.17%
05/07/1996
37,772
(-3,318)
37,571
(-135)
13,227
(+12)
11,992
(-2,050)
34,668
(+437)
36,104
(-684)
94,096
(-2,869, -3.24%) 		+201 (-3,183, -94.1%) 60.47%
04/30/1996
41,090
(+4,141)
37,706
(-1,196)
13,215
(-3,018)
14,042
(+7)
34,231
(-2,411)
36,788
(-99)
96,889
(-1,288, -1.43%) 		+3,384 (+5,337, +273.3%) 73.06%
04/23/1996
36,949
(+4,092)
38,902
(-315)
16,233
(-1,149)
14,035
(+3,301)
36,642
(-780)
36,887
(-823)
97,077
(+2,163, +2.47%) 		-1,953 (+4,407, +69.3%) 51.96%
04/16/1996
32,857
(-1,312)
39,217
(-5,488)
17,382
(+77)
10,734
(+1,543)
37,422
(-5,672)
37,710
(-2,962)
94,419
(-6,907, -7.3%) 		-6,360 (+4,176, +39.6%) 34.53%
04/09/1996
34,169
(+155)
44,705
(-189)
17,305
(+2,211)
9,191
(+459)
43,094
(+1,237)
40,672
(+3,333)
101,711
(+3,603, +3.96%) 		-10,536 (+344, +3.2%) 18.02%
04/02/1996
34,014
(+2,005)
44,894
(+3,998)
15,094
(+1,495)
8,732
(-5,037)
41,857
(+959)
37,339
(+5,498)
97,776
(+4,459, +5.15%) 		-10,880 (-1,993, -22.4%) 16.66%
03/26/1996
32,009
(+1,557)
40,896
(+762)
13,599
(-28)
13,769
(+6,645)
40,898
(+1,009)
31,841
(-4,869)
92,637
(+2,538, +3.02%) 		-8,887 (+795, +8.2%) 24.54%
03/19/1996
30,452
(+2,853)
40,134
(+3,022)
13,627
(+461)
7,124
(-3,122)
39,889
(-3,251)
36,710
(+163)
91,118
(+63, +0.08%) 		-9,682 (-169, -1.8%) 21.4%
03/12/1996
27,599
(+1,443)
37,112
(+3,308)
13,166
(+1,677)
10,246
(-1,398)
43,140
(-888)
36,547
(+322)
90,178
(+2,232, +2.73%) 		-9,513 (-1,865, -24.4%) 22.07%
03/05/1996
26,156
(+1,749)
33,804
(+1,963)
11,489
(+1,924)
11,644
(+1,878)
44,028
(+2,879)
36,225
(+2,711)
89,742
(+6,552, +8.72%) 		-7,648 (-214, -2.9%) 29.44%
02/27/1996
24,407
(-1,341)
31,841
(+4,586)
9,565
(+574)
9,766
(-4,382)
41,149
(+1,374)
33,514
(+403)
84,197
(+607, +0.81%) 		-7,434 (-5,927, -393.3%) 30.29%
02/20/1996
25,748
(-281)
27,255
(+1,211)
8,991
(+345)
14,148
(-193)
39,775
(+508)
33,111
(-446)
82,946
(+572, +0.77%) 		-1,507 (-1,492, -9946.7%) 53.72%
02/13/1996
26,029
(+292)
26,044
(-982)
8,646
(-92)
14,341
(-649)
39,267
(-1,618)
33,557
(+213)
82,183
(-1,418, -1.88%) 		-15 (+1,274, +98.8%) 59.62%
02/06/1996
25,737
(+2,554)
27,026
(+1,944)
8,738
(+465)
14,990
(+1,368)
40,885
(+221)
33,344
(-72)
82,826
(+3,240, +4.49%) 		-1,289 (+610, +32.1%) 54.58%
01/30/1996
23,183
(+866)
25,082
(-63)
8,273
(+377)
13,622
(+2,204)
40,664
(+2,864)
33,416
(+1,966)
79,029
(+4,107, +6.04%) 		-1,899 (+929, +32.9%) 52.17%
01/23/1996
22,317
(+1,171)
25,145
(+348)
7,896
(-1,637)
11,418
(+2,079)
37,800
(+1,812)
31,450
(-1,081)
72,947
(+1,346, +2.02%) 		-2,828 (+823, +22.5%) 48.5%
01/16/1996
21,146
(+947)
24,797
(-931)
9,533
(-634)
9,339
(+1,732)
35,988
(+395)
32,531
(-93)
71,622
(+708, +1.07%) 		-3,651 (+1,878, +34.0%) 45.24%
01/09/1996
20,199
(+1,151)
25,728
(-1,849)
10,167
(-309)
7,607
(+2,642)
35,593
(+1,074)
32,624
(+1,123)
70,346
(+1,916, +2.99%) 		-5,529 (+3,000, +35.2%) 37.82%
01/02/1996
19,048
(+1,045)
27,577
(-4,291)
10,476
(-60)
4,965
(+2,659)
34,519
(+1,967)
31,501
(+4,584)
69,068
(+2,952, +4.83%) 		-8,529 (+5,336, +38.5%) 25.96%
12/26/1995
18,003
(+80)
31,868
(+532)
10,536
(-447)
2,306
(+373)
32,552
(-389)
26,917
(-1,661)
65,114
(-756, -1.22%) 		-13,865 (-452, -3.4%) 4.86%
12/19/1995
17,923
(-177)
31,336
(-1,351)
10,983
(+178)
1,933
(+105)
32,941
(-2,912)
28,578
(-1,665)
66,679
(-2,911, -4.5%) 		-13,413 (+1,174, +8.0%) 6.65%
12/12/1995
18,100
(-763)
32,687
(-1,270)
10,805
(-3,329)
1,828
(-13)
35,853
(+2,472)
30,243
(-337)
70,442
(-1,620, -2.44%) 		-14,587 (+507, +3.4%) 2.0%
12/05/1995
18,863
(-953)
33,957
(-784)
14,134
(+1,484)
1,841
(-238)
33,381
(-1,723)
30,580
(-170)
72,418
(-1,192, -1.76%) 		-15,094 (-169, -1.1%) 0.0%
11/28/1995
19,816
(-1,063)
34,741
(+1,476)
12,650
(-452)
2,079
(-340)
35,104
(+1,336)
30,750
(-1,315)
72,644
(-179, -0.26%) 		-14,925 (-2,539, -20.5%) 0.0%
11/21/1995
20,879
(+706)
33,265
(-828)
13,102
(-1,608)
2,419
(-148)
33,768
(+2,194)
32,065
(+2,268)
72,525
(+1,292, +1.94%) 		-12,386 (+1,534, +11.0%) 6.36%
11/14/1995
20,173
(+767)
34,093
(+2,032)
14,710
(+2,062)
2,567
(-472)
31,574
(+304)
29,797
(+1,573)
70,309
(+3,133, +4.95%) 		-13,920 (-1,265, -10.0%) 0.0%
11/07/1995
19,406
(-1,965)
32,061
(+1,065)
12,648
(+781)
3,039
(-782)
31,270
(+2,167)
28,224
(+700)
65,920
(+983, +1.58%) 		-12,655 (-3,030, -31.5%) 4.32%
10/31/1995
21,371
(+929)
30,996
(+1,608)
11,867
(+145)
3,821
(-6)
29,103
(+1,512)
27,524
(+984)
64,501
(+2,586, +4.33%) 		-9,625 (-679, -7.6%) 17.01%
10/24/1995
20,442
(-1,800)
29,388
(+244)
11,722
(+696)
3,827
(+39)
27,591
(+190)
26,540
(-1,197)
61,785
(-914, -1.51%) 		-8,946 (-2,044, -29.6%) 19.85%
10/17/1995
22,242
(-1,009)
29,144
(-677)
11,026
(+1,175)
3,788
(+360)
27,401
(+908)
27,737
(+1,391)
63,329
(+1,074, +1.8%) 		-6,902 (-332, -5.1%) 28.41%
10/10/1995
23,251
(-654)
29,821
(+628)
9,851
(+313)
3,428
(-764)
26,493
(-352)
26,346
(-557)
60,884
(-693, -1.15%) 		-6,570 (-1,282, -24.2%) 29.8%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays