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
05/16/2023
87,076
(+2,654)
179,432
(+5,028)
145,708
(+2,595)
43,592
(-1,684)
31,929
(-636)
41,689
(+1,269)
322,964
(+4,613, +1.77%)
-92,356 (-2,374, -2.64%) 9.24%
05/09/2023
84,422
(-4,443)
174,404
(-8,093)
143,113
(-14,371)
45,276
(-7,422)
32,565
(+1,873)
40,420
(-1,426)
317,715
(-16,941, -6.11%)
-89,982 (+3,650, +3.9%) 12.13%
05/02/2023
88,865
(+584)
182,497
(+1,766)
157,484
(+646)
52,698
(-2,106)
30,692
(-3,122)
41,846
(-1,552)
347,280
(-1,892, -0.68%)
-93,632 (-1,182, -1.28%) 7.69%
04/25/2023
88,281
(+264)
180,731
(-66)
156,838
(+882)
54,804
(+920)
33,814
(-156)
43,398
(+136)
349,485
(+990, +0.36%)
-92,450 (+330, +0.36%) 9.13%
04/18/2023
88,017
(-284)
180,797
(+4,747)
155,956
(+11,594)
53,884
(+4,138)
33,970
(-1,170)
43,262
(+1,255)
343,830
(+10,140, +3.79%)
-92,780 (-5,031, -5.73%) 8.73%
04/11/2023
88,301
(-917)
176,050
(+8,643)
144,362
(+4,368)
49,746
(-4,074)
35,140
(+465)
42,007
(-653)
334,834
(+3,916, +1.48%)
-87,749 (-9,560, -12.23%) 14.84%
04/04/2023
89,218
(+840)
167,407
(+15,346)
139,994
(+27,847)
53,820
(+6,371)
34,675
(-3,358)
42,660
(+3,612)
329,687
(+25,329, +10.62%)
-78,189 (-14,506, -22.78%) 26.45%
03/28/2023
88,378
(+8)
152,061
(-3,956)
112,147
(-6,371)
47,449
(-1,369)
38,033
(+859)
39,048
(-179)
305,729
(-5,504, -2.26%)
-63,683 (+3,964, +5.86%) 44.06%
03/21/2023
88,370
(+2,171)
156,017
(-18,300)
118,518
(-26,967)
48,818
(-1,194)
37,174
(+661)
39,227
(-4,641)
316,104
(-24,135, -9.0%)
-67,647 (+20,471, +23.23%) 39.25%
03/14/2023
86,199
(+1,409)
174,317
(-10,442)
145,485
(-17,909)
50,012
(-4,663)
36,513
(+971)
43,868
(-424)
345,236
(-15,529, -5.47%)
-88,118 (+11,851, +11.85%) 13.14%
03/07/2023
84,790
(+1,915)
184,759
(+2,936)
163,394
(+3,573)
54,675
(+2,170)
35,542
(-345)
44,292
(+37)
361,617
(+5,143, +1.85%)
-99,969 (-1,021, -1.03%) 0.0%
02/28/2023
82,875
(+4,507)
181,823
(+8,267)
159,821
(+8,511)
52,505
(+5,469)
35,887
(+875)
44,255
(+157)
363,343
(+13,893, +5.25%)
-98,948 (-3,760, -3.95%) 0.0%
02/21/2023
78,368
(-3,005)
173,556
(-608)
151,310
(+6,423)
47,036
(+2,977)
35,012
(-511)
44,098
(+538)
336,283
(+2,907, +1.11%)
-95,188 (-2,397, -2.58%) 0.0%
02/14/2023
81,373
(-526)
174,164
(+3,589)
144,887
(+9,786)
44,059
(+3,988)
35,523
(+373)
43,560
(+2,056)
328,542
(+9,633, +3.82%)
-92,791 (-4,115, -4.64%) 0.0%
02/07/2023
81,899
(-6,375)
170,575
(+9,343)
135,101
(+8,227)
40,071
(-9,580)
35,150
(+582)
41,504
(+2,671)
318,254
(+2,434, +0.97%)
-88,676 (-15,718, -21.54%) 0.0%
01/31/2023
88,274
(-8,446)
161,232
(+1,689)
126,874
(+9,625)
49,651
(-1,370)
34,568
(-800)
38,833
(+60)
313,206
(+379, +0.15%)
-72,958 (-10,135, -16.13%) 13.35%
01/24/2023
96,720
(+1,685)
159,543
(-3,201)
117,249
(-9,488)
51,021
(-1,573)
35,368
(+2,502)
38,773
(-527)
316,580
(-5,301, -2.08%)
-62,823 (+4,886, +7.22%) 27.24%
01/17/2023
95,035
(+6,524)
162,744
(+1,271)
126,737
(-5,292)
52,594
(+559)
32,866
(-1,041)
39,300
(-1,639)
315,402
(+191, +0.08%)
-67,709 (+5,253, +7.2%) 20.55%
01/10/2023
88,511
(-8,842)
161,473
(+723)
132,029
(+2,901)
52,035
(-6,604)
33,907
(+3,535)
40,939
(+3,475)
322,340
(-2,406, -0.94%)
-72,962 (-9,565, -15.09%) 13.35%
01/03/2023
97,353
(+480)
160,750
(+1,573)
129,128
(+4,977)
58,639
(+1,689)
30,372
(-674)
37,464
(+1,521)
332,624
(+4,783, +1.9%)
-63,397 (-1,093, -1.75%) 26.46%
Price data: Database (1,021 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays