Live Cattle

Futures Continuous le.c
Open Interest 324,599 (+3,222, +1.17%)
Commercial Net -73,983 (-5,088, -7.39%)
Large Spec Net 85,939 (+5,213)
Small Traders Net -11,956 (-125)
COT Index 32.11% As of 01/13/2026
Last Update 01/13 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
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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
04/28/1989
16,056
(+104)
26,748
(-539)
8,862
(+1,227)
13,403
(+1,295)
52,655
(-2,371)
37,422
(-1,796)
81,773
(-1,040, -1.32%)
-10,692 (+643, +5.67%) 78.82%
04/14/1989
15,952
(+413)
27,287
(-1,494)
7,635
(-4,827)
12,108
(+3,623)
55,026
(+279)
39,218
(-6,264)
82,086
(-4,135, -5.0%)
-11,335 (+1,907, +14.4%) 77.19%
03/31/1989
15,539
(+1,148)
28,781
(-4,629)
12,462
(-6,335)
8,485
(+735)
54,747
(-721)
45,482
(-2,014)
87,894
(-5,908, -6.66%)
-13,242 (+5,777, +30.37%) 72.35%
03/15/1989
14,391
(-1,144)
33,410
(+1,369)
18,797
(-314)
7,750
(+54)
55,468
(+5,872)
47,496
(+2,991)
94,818
(+4,414, +5.24%)
-19,019 (-2,513, -15.22%) 57.69%
02/28/1989
15,535
(+965)
32,041
(+1,592)
19,111
(+2,473)
7,696
(+441)
49,596
(+2,871)
44,505
(+4,276)
89,957
(+6,309, +8.1%)
-16,506 (-627, -3.95%) 64.07%
02/15/1989
14,570
(-2)
30,449
(-34)
16,638
(+2)
7,255
(+816)
46,725
(-647)
40,229
(-1,429)
83,485
(-647, -0.82%)
-15,879 (+32, +0.2%) 65.66%
01/31/1989
14,572
(+1,996)
30,483
(-267)
16,636
(+1,012)
6,439
(-1,067)
47,372
(-2,353)
41,658
(+1,989)
83,045
(+655, +0.84%)
-15,911 (+2,263, +12.45%) 65.58%
01/13/1989
12,576
(+974)
30,750
(+1,603)
15,624
(-527)
7,506
(+367)
49,725
(+5,760)
39,669
(+4,237)
83,250
(+6,207, +8.65%)
-18,174 (-629, -3.59%) 59.84%
12/30/1988
11,602
(-1,226)
29,147
(+3,343)
16,151
(+3,715)
7,139
(-1,998)
43,965
(-5,012)
35,432
(-3,868)
75,383
(-2,523, -3.4%)
-17,545 (-4,569, -35.21%) 61.43%
12/15/1988
12,828
(+756)
25,804
(-4,930)
12,436
(-1,039)
9,137
(+1,848)
48,977
(-1,422)
39,300
(+1,377)
77,025
(-1,705, -2.25%)
-12,976 (+5,686, +30.47%) 73.02%
11/30/1988
12,072
(-413)
30,734
(-1,150)
13,475
(-2,330)
7,289
(-641)
50,399
(-1,500)
37,923
(-2,452)
79,862
(-4,243, -5.29%)
-18,662 (+737, +3.8%) 58.6%
11/15/1988
12,485
(-383)
31,884
(+805)
15,805
(-2,485)
7,930
(-1,199)
51,899
(+5,973)
40,375
(+3,499)
84,471
(+3,105, +4.03%)
-19,399 (-1,188, -6.52%) 56.73%
10/31/1988
12,868
(-670)
31,079
(-1,676)
18,290
(-2,712)
9,129
(+1,042)
45,926
(+1,219)
36,876
(-1,529)
81,758
(-2,163, -2.73%)
-18,211 (+1,006, +5.23%) 59.74%
10/14/1988
13,538
(-603)
32,755
(+2,738)
21,002
(+4,899)
8,087
(+1,883)
44,707
(+4,444)
38,405
(+4,119)
82,562
(+8,740, +12.4%)
-19,217 (-3,341, -21.04%) 57.19%
09/30/1988
14,141
(-1,769)
30,017
(-2,374)
16,103
(-1,760)
6,204
(-2,402)
40,263
(-5,514)
34,286
(-4,267)
72,772
(-9,043, -11.37%)
-15,876 (+605, +3.67%) 65.67%
09/15/1988
15,910
(-2,172)
32,391
(+329)
17,863
(-1,195)
8,606
(-1,949)
45,777
(+2,529)
38,553
(+782)
84,102
(-838, -1.04%)
-16,481 (-2,501, -17.89%) 64.13%
08/31/1988
18,082
(+552)
32,062
(+813)
19,058
(+3,094)
10,555
(+4,560)
43,248
(+3,200)
37,771
(+1,473)
84,759
(+6,846, +9.31%)
-13,980 (-261, -1.9%) 70.48%
08/15/1988
17,530
(+89)
31,249
(+2,351)
15,964
(+1,609)
5,995
(+633)
40,048
(+127)
36,298
(-1,159)
78,741
(+1,825, +2.54%)
-13,719 (-2,262, -19.74%) 71.14%
07/29/1988
17,441
(+501)
28,898
(-2,761)
14,355
(-1,755)
5,362
(-3,459)
39,921
(-4,520)
37,457
(+446)
76,719
(-5,774, -7.45%)
-11,457 (+3,262, +22.16%) 76.88%
07/15/1988
16,940
(-1,337)
31,659
(+386)
16,110
(+1,530)
8,821
(-698)
44,441
(+864)
37,011
(+1,369)
82,765
(+1,057, +1.38%)
-14,719 (-1,723, -13.26%) 68.6%
Price data: Database (1,019 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays