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
06/03/2008
138,279
(+2,612)
150,139
(-480)
90,811
(-3,630)
34,357
(-2,003)
23,658
(+471)
68,252
(+1,936)
297,547
(-547, -0.22%)
-11,860 (+3,092, +20.68%) 18.3%
05/27/2008
135,667
(+1,203)
150,619
(-118)
94,441
(-3,530)
36,360
(-3,022)
23,187
(+128)
66,316
(+941)
296,795
(-2,199, -0.86%)
-14,952 (+1,321, +8.12%) 12.16%
05/20/2008
134,464
(+2,262)
150,737
(-2,545)
97,971
(-5,618)
39,382
(+845)
23,059
(+938)
65,375
(-718)
297,598
(-2,418, -0.94%)
-16,273 (+4,807, +22.8%) 9.54%
05/13/2008
132,202
(+2,955)
153,282
(+7,451)
103,589
(-1,637)
38,537
(-4,403)
22,121
(+1,249)
66,093
(-481)
298,813
(+2,567, +1.01%)
-21,080 (-4,496, -27.11%) 0.0%
05/06/2008
129,247
(-1,698)
145,831
(+3,605)
105,226
(+3,643)
42,940
(-2,398)
20,872
(+1,386)
66,574
(+2,124)
298,329
(+3,331, +1.32%)
-16,584 (-5,303, -47.01%) 2.77%
04/29/2008
130,945
(-1,087)
142,226
(+3,541)
101,583
(+5,473)
45,338
(-1,512)
19,486
(+1,131)
64,450
(+3,488)
294,520
(+5,517, +2.24%)
-11,281 (-4,628, -69.56%) 14.0%
04/22/2008
132,032
(+3,313)
138,685
(+3,822)
96,110
(-1,670)
46,850
(-3,547)
18,355
(-1,672)
60,962
(-304)
291,232
(-29, -0.01%)
-6,653 (-509, -8.28%) 23.81%
04/15/2008
128,719
(+641)
134,863
(+3,082)
97,780
(+883)
50,397
(-2,923)
20,027
(-948)
61,266
(+417)
283,571
(+576, +0.23%)
-6,144 (-2,441, -65.92%) 24.89%
04/08/2008
128,078
(+2,048)
131,781
(+1,559)
96,897
(+1,554)
53,320
(-1,833)
20,975
(-733)
60,849
(+3,143)
279,762
(+2,869, +1.18%)
-3,703 (+489, +11.67%) 30.06%
04/01/2008
126,030
(+420)
130,222
(+3,161)
95,343
(+7,379)
55,153
(+3,773)
21,708
(+41)
57,706
(+906)
275,988
(+7,840, +3.33%)
-4,192 (-2,741, -188.9%) 29.03%
03/25/2008
125,610
(-3,202)
127,061
(+8,340)
87,964
(+4,911)
51,380
(-5,206)
21,667
(+890)
56,800
(-535)
269,301
(+2,599, +1.12%)
-1,451 (-11,542, -114.38%) 34.83%
03/18/2008
128,812
(-1,883)
118,721
(+1,763)
83,053
(+5,359)
56,586
(-424)
20,777
(-1,042)
57,335
(+1,095)
272,674
(+2,434, +1.06%)
10,091 (-3,646, -26.54%) 59.29%
03/11/2008
130,695
(-2,868)
116,958
(-328)
77,694
(+1,213)
57,010
(-2,471)
21,819
(+1,328)
56,240
(+2,472)
276,911
(-327, -0.14%)
13,737 (-2,540, -15.6%) 67.02%
03/04/2008
133,563
(+4,261)
117,286
(+482)
76,481
(+1,634)
59,481
(+2,942)
20,491
(-2,973)
53,768
(-502)
283,138
(+2,922, +1.28%)
16,277 (+3,779, +30.24%) 72.4%
02/26/2008
129,302
(-2,612)
116,804
(+4,267)
74,847
(+5,758)
56,539
(+526)
23,464
(+2,941)
54,270
(+1,294)
278,145
(+6,087, +2.75%)
12,498 (-6,879, -35.5%) 64.39%
02/19/2008
131,914
(-83)
112,537
(+230)
69,089
(-909)
56,013
(-1,182)
20,523
(-446)
52,976
(-486)
269,699
(-1,438, -0.64%)
19,377 (-313, -1.59%) 78.97%
02/12/2008
131,997
(-628)
112,307
(+2,025)
69,998
(+2,332)
57,195
(-2,046)
20,969
(-1,461)
53,462
(+264)
270,729
(+243, +0.11%)
19,690 (-2,653, -11.87%) 79.64%
02/05/2008
132,625
(+2,590)
110,282
(+6,261)
67,666
(+6,078)
59,241
(+2,615)
22,430
(+2,089)
53,198
(+1,881)
271,252
(+10,757, +5.07%)
22,343 (-3,671, -14.11%) 85.26%
01/29/2008
130,035
(+2,361)
104,021
(+2,329)
61,588
(+2,518)
56,626
(+1,913)
20,341
(-1,458)
51,317
(-821)
261,239
(+3,421, +1.64%)
26,014 (+32, +0.12%) 93.04%
01/22/2008
127,674
(+430)
101,692
(+838)
59,070
(+1,007)
54,713
(-1,175)
21,799
(-346)
52,138
(+1,428)
253,305
(+1,091, +0.53%)
25,982 (-408, -1.55%) 92.97%
Price data: Database (1,021 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays