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
01/21/2003
30,759
(+671)
53,460
(+681)
41,526
(-5,761)
9,300
(-993)
28,551
(+1,037)
38,076
(-3,741)
108,182
(-4,053, -3.86%)
-22,701 (-10, -0.04%) 16.36%
01/14/2003
30,088
(+1,043)
52,779
(+693)
47,287
(-1,881)
10,293
(+194)
27,514
(+2,628)
41,817
(+903)
114,068
(+1,790, +1.74%)
-22,691 (+350, +1.52%) 16.38%
01/07/2003
29,045
(-2,560)
52,086
(-403)
49,168
(+2,993)
10,099
(+396)
24,886
(+1,185)
40,914
(+1,625)
113,039
(+1,618, +1.59%)
-23,041 (-2,157, -10.33%) 15.69%
12/31/2002
31,605
(-689)
52,489
(-489)
46,175
(+3,080)
9,703
(+934)
23,701
(-1,123)
39,289
(+823)
112,548
(+1,268, +1.27%)
-20,884 (-200, -0.97%) 19.91%
12/23/2002
32,294
(+653)
52,978
(-1,474)
43,095
(+818)
8,769
(+723)
24,824
(+44)
38,466
(+2,266)
112,301
(+1,515, +1.53%)
-20,684 (+2,127, +9.32%) 20.3%
12/17/2002
31,641
(-546)
54,452
(-2,272)
42,277
(-4,399)
8,046
(-78)
24,780
(+1,128)
36,200
(-1,467)
111,821
(-3,817, -3.72%)
-22,811 (+1,726, +7.03%) 16.14%
12/10/2002
32,187
(-1,193)
56,724
(-5,119)
46,676
(-4,923)
8,124
(-4,157)
23,652
(-2,338)
37,667
(+822)
118,963
(-8,454, -7.62%)
-24,537 (+3,926, +13.79%) 12.77%
12/03/2002
33,380
(-384)
61,843
(-229)
51,599
(+1,066)
12,281
(+118)
25,990
(-2,548)
36,845
(-1,755)
126,737
(-1,866, -1.65%)
-28,463 (-155, -0.55%) 5.11%
11/26/2002
33,764
(+1,730)
62,072
(+1,062)
50,533
(+1,457)
12,163
(-368)
28,538
(+1,319)
38,600
(+3,812)
129,342
(+4,506, +4.16%)
-28,308 (+668, +2.31%) 5.41%
11/19/2002
32,034
(+539)
61,010
(+386)
49,076
(+1,872)
12,531
(+279)
27,219
(+993)
34,788
(+2,739)
121,322
(+3,404, +3.24%)
-28,976 (+153, +0.53%) 4.1%
11/12/2002
31,495
(+1,175)
60,624
(+1,806)
47,204
(-836)
12,252
(-868)
26,226
(+1,223)
32,049
(+624)
120,320
(+1,562, +1.51%)
-29,129 (-631, -2.21%) 3.81%
11/05/2002
30,320
(-881)
58,818
(+329)
48,040
(+2,558)
13,120
(-1,528)
25,003
(+573)
31,425
(+3,449)
116,841
(+2,250, +2.23%)
-28,498 (-1,210, -4.43%) 5.04%
10/29/2002
31,201
(+1,262)
58,489
(+930)
45,482
(+2,370)
14,648
(+507)
24,430
(-606)
27,976
(+1,589)
116,101
(+3,026, +3.09%)
-27,288 (+332, +1.2%) 7.4%
10/22/2002
29,939
(+2,572)
57,559
(-886)
43,112
(-1,084)
14,141
(+1,295)
25,036
(-1,794)
26,387
(-715)
111,114
(-306, -0.31%)
-27,620 (+3,458, +11.13%) 6.75%
10/15/2002
27,367
(-1,123)
58,445
(+729)
44,196
(+3,573)
12,846
(+247)
26,830
(-754)
27,102
(+720)
110,607
(+1,696, +1.75%)
-31,078 (-1,852, -6.34%) 0.0%
10/08/2002
28,490
(+2,032)
57,716
(+2,263)
40,623
(-3,300)
12,599
(-1,173)
27,584
(+1,466)
26,382
(-892)
108,639
(+198, +0.21%)
-29,226 (-231, -0.8%) 2.94%
10/01/2002
26,458
(+586)
55,453
(-1,141)
43,923
(-4,938)
13,772
(-1,539)
26,118
(+406)
27,274
(-1,266)
108,120
(-3,946, -3.93%)
-28,995 (+1,727, +5.62%) 3.4%
09/24/2002
25,872
(-638)
56,594
(+444)
48,861
(-1,008)
15,311
(-1,458)
25,712
(-422)
28,540
(-1,054)
113,722
(-2,068, -2.02%)
-30,722 (-1,082, -3.65%) 0.0%
09/17/2002
26,510
(+642)
56,150
(+7,996)
49,869
(+8,474)
16,769
(+42)
26,134
(+1,378)
29,594
(+2,456)
117,697
(+10,494, +11.4%)
-29,640 (-7,354, -33.0%) 0.0%
09/10/2002
25,868
(+228)
48,154
(+4,083)
41,395
(+4,615)
16,727
(-260)
24,756
(-630)
27,138
(+390)
104,468
(+4,213, +4.8%)
-22,286 (-3,855, -20.92%) 0.0%
Price data: Database (1,021 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays