Live Cattle

Futures Continuous le.c
Open Interest 329,644 (+5,339, +1.91%)
Commercial Net -77,472 (-3,489, -4.72%)
Large Spec Net 89,349 (+3,410)
Small Traders Net -11,877 (+79)
COT Index 27.88% As of 01/20/2026
Last Update 01/20 Weekly Report
Live Cattle Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
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
Line chart trends
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Historical COT Data
20 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
03/10/2009
104,167
(+4,084)
81,884
(+3,004)
50,882
(+364)
54,328
(+2,977)
21,549
(+5,035)
40,386
(+3,502)
209,715
(+9,483, +5.67%)
22,283 (+1,080, +5.09%) 82.98%
03/03/2009
100,083
(+2,225)
78,880
(+357)
50,518
(-552)
51,351
(+3,111)
16,514
(-457)
36,884
(-2,252)
202,827
(+1,216, +0.73%)
21,203 (+1,868, +9.66%) 80.92%
02/24/2009
97,858
(+418)
78,523
(-5,216)
51,070
(+1,138)
48,240
(+2,742)
16,971
(-1,644)
39,136
(+2,386)
204,978
(-88, -0.05%)
19,335 (+5,634, +41.12%) 77.36%
02/17/2009
97,440
(-1,032)
83,739
(-2,299)
49,932
(-1,551)
45,498
(-1,779)
18,615
(-1,993)
36,750
(-498)
200,762
(-4,576, -2.68%)
13,701 (+1,267, +10.19%) 66.62%
02/10/2009
98,472
(-2,529)
86,038
(+6,653)
51,483
(-2,502)
47,277
(-13,652)
20,608
(-1,342)
37,248
(+626)
202,092
(-6,373, -3.6%)
12,434 (-9,182, -42.48%) 64.2%
02/03/2009
101,001
(+1,017)
79,385
(+661)
53,985
(-277)
60,929
(+2,700)
21,950
(+1,697)
36,622
(-924)
207,224
(+2,437, +1.4%)
21,616 (+356, +1.67%) 81.71%
01/27/2009
99,984
(+2,041)
78,724
(+135)
54,262
(+2,947)
58,229
(+4,039)
20,253
(+913)
37,546
(+1,727)
206,740
(+5,901, +3.5%)
21,260 (+1,906, +9.85%) 81.03%
01/20/2009
97,943
(-1,922)
78,589
(-4,043)
51,315
(+2,670)
54,190
(+4,164)
19,340
(-1,918)
35,819
(-1,291)
203,960
(-1,170, -0.69%)
19,354 (+2,121, +12.31%) 77.4%
01/13/2009
99,865
(-11,430)
82,632
(-5,110)
48,645
(+1,127)
50,026
(-3,204)
21,258
(+2,577)
37,110
(+588)
201,142
(-7,726, -4.35%)
17,233 (-6,320, -26.83%) 73.35%
01/06/2009
111,295
(-574)
87,742
(+4,307)
47,518
(+2,614)
53,230
(-1,810)
18,681
(+2,833)
36,522
(+2,376)
216,984
(+4,873, +2.82%)
23,553 (-4,881, -17.17%) 85.4%
12/30/2008
111,869
(-1,736)
83,435
(+122)
44,904
(+135)
55,040
(-432)
15,848
(-750)
34,146
(-2,041)
211,365
(-2,351, -1.34%)
28,434 (-1,858, -6.13%) 94.71%
12/22/2008
113,605
(+412)
83,313
(+218)
44,769
(-177)
55,472
(+482)
16,598
(-655)
36,187
(-1,120)
212,399
(-420, -0.24%)
30,292 (+194, +0.64%) 98.25%
12/16/2008
113,193
(-1,389)
83,095
(-1,141)
44,946
(-163)
54,990
(-691)
17,253
(+173)
37,307
(+453)
212,225
(-1,379, -0.78%)
30,098 (-248, -0.82%) 97.88%
12/09/2008
114,582
(+1,131)
84,236
(-4,982)
45,109
(-3,786)
55,681
(+2,371)
17,080
(+1,250)
36,854
(+1,206)
210,044
(-1,405, -0.79%)
30,346 (+6,113, +25.23%) 98.35%
12/02/2008
113,451
(+385)
89,218
(-383)
48,895
(+82)
53,310
(+425)
15,830
(-1,132)
35,648
(-707)
213,323
(-665, -0.37%)
24,233 (+768, +3.27%) 86.7%
11/25/2008
113,066
(-1,770)
89,601
(-465)
48,813
(-1,928)
52,885
(-1,597)
16,962
(-85)
36,355
(-1,721)
213,883
(-3,783, -2.07%)
23,465 (-1,305, -5.27%) 85.23%
11/18/2008
114,836
(+1,836)
90,066
(+300)
50,741
(-2,563)
54,482
(+2,260)
17,047
(+863)
38,076
(-2,424)
216,423
(+136, +0.07%)
24,770 (+1,536, +6.61%) 87.72%
11/11/2008
113,000
(-63)
89,766
(+2,047)
53,304
(-275)
52,222
(-1,892)
16,184
(+2,562)
40,500
(+2,069)
212,279
(+2,224, +1.23%)
23,234 (-2,110, -8.33%) 84.79%
11/04/2008
113,063
(-951)
87,719
(+1,048)
53,579
(+167)
54,114
(-3,248)
13,622
(-1,713)
38,431
(-297)
216,468
(-2,497, -1.37%)
25,344 (-1,999, -7.31%) 88.82%
10/28/2008
114,014
(-7,854)
86,671
(-5,833)
53,412
(-3,102)
57,362
(-1,947)
15,335
(+202)
38,728
(-2,974)
214,044
(-10,754, -5.56%)
27,343 (-2,021, -6.88%) 92.63%
Price data: Database (1,021 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays