Live Cattle

Futures Continuous le.c
Open Interest 328,903 (+1,796, +0.66%)
Commercial Net -84,458 (-2,360, -2.9%)
Large Spec Net 97,152 (+2,048)
Small Traders Net -12,694 (+312)
COT Index 17.22% As of 06/23/2026
Last Update 06/23 Weekly Report
Live Cattle Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
Live Cattle Valuation
vs Bonds, Gold, DXY
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
50 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
02/07/2012
143,318
(-1,044)
170,676
(+5,733)
121,769
(-2,021)
56,795
(-12,148)
29,363
(+689)
66,979
(+4,039)
339,300
(-2,376, -0.8%) 		-27,358 (-6,777, -32.9%) 45.32%
01/31/2012
144,362
(+126)
164,943
(+6,020)
123,790
(+8,271)
68,943
(+458)
28,674
(-858)
62,940
(+1,061)
339,209
(+7,539, +2.61%) 		-20,581 (-5,894, -40.1%) 52.03%
01/24/2012
144,236
(-2,355)
158,923
(+1,355)
115,519
(+4,371)
68,485
(+13)
29,532
(+563)
61,879
(+1,211)
335,617
(+2,579, +0.9%) 		-14,687 (-3,710, -33.8%) 57.86%
01/17/2012
146,591
(+1,208)
157,568
(-1,199)
111,148
(-292)
68,472
(+49)
28,969
(-1,013)
60,668
(+1,053)
333,881
(-97, -0.03%) 		-10,977 (+2,407, +18.0%) 61.53%
01/10/2012
145,383
(+589)
158,767
(-3,572)
111,440
(+2,837)
68,423
(+6,761)
29,982
(+4,056)
59,615
(+4,293)
333,360
(+7,482, +2.68%) 		-13,384 (+4,161, +23.7%) 59.15%
01/03/2012
144,794
(-3,939)
162,339
(+2,106)
108,603
(+1,769)
61,662
(-2,756)
25,926
(+1,957)
55,322
(+437)
319,647
(-213, -0.08%) 		-17,545 (-6,045, -52.6%) 55.03%
12/27/2011
148,733
(+3,643)
160,233
(+2,495)
106,834
(+3,745)
64,418
(+3,270)
23,969
(-172)
54,885
(+1,451)
316,393
(+7,216, +2.65%) 		-11,500 (+1,148, +9.1%) 60.7%
12/20/2011
145,090
(+3,135)
157,738
(-4,687)
103,089
(-2,307)
61,148
(+4,347)
24,141
(-2,271)
53,434
(-1,103)
310,904
(-1,443, -0.53%) 		-12,648 (+7,822, +38.2%) 59.57%
12/13/2011
141,955
(+52)
162,425
(-8,133)
105,396
(-5,305)
56,801
(+2,795)
26,412
(-1,367)
54,537
(-1,282)
311,194
(-6,620, -2.36%) 		-20,470 (+8,185, +28.6%) 50.94%
12/06/2011
141,903
(+4,060)
170,558
(+2,914)
110,701
(-1,537)
54,006
(-562)
27,779
(+675)
55,819
(+846)
319,039
(+3,198, +1.15%) 		-28,655 (+1,146, +3.8%) 43.01%
11/29/2011
137,843
(-589)
167,644
(+371)
112,238
(+251)
54,568
(+733)
27,104
(-1,639)
54,973
(-3,081)
316,924
(-1,977, -0.71%) 		-29,801 (-960, -3.3%) 41.9%
11/22/2011
138,432
(+2,541)
167,273
(-3,225)
111,987
(-9,473)
53,835
(-3,554)
28,743
(-264)
58,054
(-417)
322,239
(-7,196, -2.51%) 		-28,841 (+5,766, +16.7%) 42.83%
11/15/2011
135,891
(+2,476)
170,498
(-795)
121,460
(-2,534)
57,389
(+4,072)
29,007
(+3,376)
58,471
(+41)
329,560
(+3,318, +1.17%) 		-34,607 (+3,271, +8.6%) 37.26%
11/08/2011
133,415
(-5,301)
171,293
(+2,240)
123,994
(+5,825)
53,317
(-4,036)
25,631
(+1,735)
58,430
(+4,055)
324,810
(+2,259, +0.8%) 		-37,878 (-7,541, -24.9%) 34.1%
11/01/2011
138,716
(-696)
169,053
(-11,236)
118,169
(-16,306)
57,353
(-4,254)
23,896
(-1,466)
54,375
(-2,978)
325,310
(-18,468, -6.17%) 		-30,337 (+10,540, +25.8%) 41.38%
10/25/2011
139,412
(-2,867)
180,289
(-1,553)
134,475
(+1,481)
61,607
(+794)
25,362
(+313)
57,353
(-314)
336,771
(-1,073, -0.36%) 		-40,877 (-1,314, -3.3%) 31.2%
10/18/2011
142,279
(-5,225)
181,842
(+3,851)
132,994
(+16,474)
60,813
(+3,114)
25,049
(-4,135)
57,667
(+149)
338,012
(+7,114, +2.43%) 		-39,563 (-9,076, -29.8%) 32.47%
10/11/2011
147,504
(-1,193)
177,991
(+5,225)
116,520
(+8,716)
57,699
(+1,539)
29,184
(+2,081)
57,518
(+2,840)
340,204
(+9,604, +3.39%) 		-30,487 (-6,418, -26.7%) 41.24%
10/04/2011
148,697
(-4,339)
172,766
(+6,214)
107,804
(+11,500)
56,160
(+2,874)
27,103
(+1,666)
54,678
(-261)
340,399
(+8,827, +3.21%) 		-24,069 (-10,553, -78.1%) 47.05%
09/27/2011
153,036
(+1,683)
166,552
(+3,405)
96,304
(-4,460)
53,286
(-2,685)
25,437
(-33)
54,939
(-3,530)
327,627
(-2,810, -1.01%) 		-13,516 (-1,722, -14.6%) 57.15%
09/20/2011
151,353
(-453)
163,147
(+12,533)
100,764
(+2,709)
55,971
(-10,810)
25,470
(+384)
58,469
(+917)
329,081
(+2,640, +0.96%) 		-11,794 (-12,986, -1089.4%) 58.8%
09/13/2011
151,806
(+230)
150,614
(+5,000)
98,055
(+4,043)
66,781
(-3,080)
25,086
(-610)
57,552
(+1,743)
320,628
(+3,663, +1.35%) 		+1,192 (-4,770, -80.0%) 71.24%
09/06/2011
151,576
(+1,566)
145,614
(+1,623)
94,012
(+3,691)
69,861
(+2,991)
25,696
(+1,488)
55,809
(+2,131)
319,453
(+6,745, +2.55%) 		+5,962 (-57, -0.9%) 75.81%
08/30/2011
150,010
(+3,334)
143,991
(-5,313)
90,321
(+989)
66,870
(+10,639)
24,208
(-460)
53,678
(-1,463)
311,953
(+3,863, +1.48%) 		+6,019 (+8,647, +329.0%) 75.87%
08/23/2011
146,676
(-1,743)
149,304
(-10,659)
89,332
(-6,078)
56,231
(+3,287)
24,668
(-466)
55,141
(-915)
305,416
(-8,287, -3.08%) 		-2,628 (+8,916, +77.2%) 67.58%
08/16/2011
148,419
(-8,903)
159,963
(+2,290)
95,410
(+7,397)
52,944
(+92)
25,134
(+2,650)
56,056
(-1,238)
311,777
(+1,144, +0.43%) 		-11,544 (-11,193, -3188.9%) 59.04%
08/09/2011
157,322
(+1,071)
157,673
(+1,571)
88,013
(-3,828)
52,852
(-8,623)
22,484
(-2,173)
57,294
(+2,122)
306,631
(-4,930, -1.81%) 		-351 (-500, -335.6%) 69.77%
08/02/2011
156,251
(+2,185)
156,102
(-2,377)
91,841
(-1,677)
61,475
(+3,777)
24,657
(-874)
55,172
(-1,766)
311,162
(-366, -0.13%) 		+149 (+4,562, +103.4%) 70.24%
07/26/2011
154,066
(-459)
158,479
(-6,667)
93,518
(-1,415)
57,698
(+6,213)
25,531
(-2,775)
56,938
(-4,195)
313,397
(-4,649, -1.67%) 		-4,413 (+6,208, +58.5%) 65.87%
07/19/2011
154,525
(-4,000)
165,146
(+1,449)
94,933
(+2,289)
51,485
(-517)
28,306
(+1,544)
61,133
(-1,099)
323,410
(-167, -0.06%) 		-10,621 (-5,449, -105.4%) 59.93%
07/12/2011
158,525
(-8,163)
163,697
(+4,675)
92,644
(+6,901)
52,002
(-5,123)
26,762
(+2,574)
62,232
(+1,760)
327,644
(+1,312, +0.47%) 		-5,172 (-12,838, -167.5%) 65.15%
07/05/2011
166,688
(+6)
159,022
(+2,777)
85,743
(-1,722)
57,125
(-2,166)
24,188
(+2,302)
60,472
(-25)
325,689
(+586, +0.21%) 		+7,666 (-2,771, -26.5%) 77.45%
06/28/2011
166,682
(+4,077)
156,245
(+3,672)
87,465
(-1,290)
59,291
(-2,138)
21,886
(-1,289)
60,497
(-36)
327,517
(+1,498, +0.55%) 		+10,437 (+405, +4.0%) 80.1%
06/21/2011
162,605
(+443)
152,573
(-1,291)
88,755
(-4,493)
61,429
(-3,333)
23,175
(-3,367)
60,533
(-2,793)
320,098
(-7,417, -2.63%) 		+10,032 (+1,734, +20.9%) 79.71%
06/14/2011
162,162
(-86)
153,864
(-6,338)
93,248
(-3,373)
64,762
(+2,792)
26,542
(-402)
63,326
(-315)
326,651
(-3,861, -1.35%) 		+8,298 (+6,252, +305.6%) 78.05%
06/07/2011
162,248
(+578)
160,202
(-3,496)
96,621
(-10,540)
61,970
(-6,600)
26,944
(+1,307)
63,641
(+1,441)
327,332
(-8,655, -2.94%) 		+2,046 (+4,074, +200.9%) 72.06%
05/31/2011
161,670
(+1,960)
163,698
(-3,232)
107,161
(-2,844)
68,570
(+3,593)
25,637
(+480)
62,200
(-765)
336,780
(-404, -0.14%) 		-2,028 (+5,192, +71.9%) 68.16%
05/24/2011
159,710
(+1,662)
166,930
(-1,506)
110,005
(-5,008)
64,977
(+2,251)
25,157
(-615)
62,965
(-4,706)
339,216
(-3,961, -1.33%) 		-7,220 (+3,168, +30.5%) 63.19%
05/17/2011
158,048
(-246)
168,436
(-3,233)
115,013
(-790)
62,726
(+4,210)
25,772
(+209)
67,671
(-1,804)
345,379
(-827, -0.28%) 		-10,388 (+2,987, +22.3%) 60.15%
05/10/2011
158,294
(-1,749)
171,669
(-6,603)
115,803
(-4,686)
58,516
(+1,583)
25,563
(+5,018)
69,475
(+3,603)
351,657
(-1,417, -0.47%) 		-13,375 (+4,854, +26.6%) 57.29%
05/03/2011
160,043
(-745)
178,272
(-6,865)
120,489
(-3,719)
56,933
(+2,207)
20,545
(-3,181)
65,872
(-2,987)
354,805
(-7,645, -2.48%) 		-18,229 (+6,120, +25.1%) 52.64%
04/26/2011
160,788
(-43)
185,137
(-6,451)
124,208
(-2,944)
54,726
(+3,114)
23,726
(-4,564)
68,859
(-4,214)
364,340
(-7,551, -2.39%) 		-24,349 (+6,408, +20.8%) 46.78%
04/19/2011
160,831
(-737)
191,588
(-832)
127,152
(-948)
51,612
(-937)
28,290
(-624)
73,073
(-540)
376,895
(-2,309, -0.72%) 		-30,757 (+95, +0.3%) 40.64%
04/12/2011
161,568
(-442)
192,420
(+1,434)
128,100
(+4,661)
52,549
(+602)
28,914
(-3,402)
73,613
(-1,219)
388,055
(+817, +0.26%) 		-30,852 (-1,876, -6.5%) 40.55%
04/05/2011
162,010
(+1,671)
190,986
(+12,447)
123,439
(+9,463)
51,947
(-1,429)
32,316
(+1,227)
74,832
(+1,343)
393,601
(+12,361, +4.05%) 		-28,976 (-10,776, -59.2%) 42.34%
03/29/2011
160,339
(+5,904)
178,539
(+6,254)
113,976
(+460)
53,376
(-3,168)
31,089
(+2,431)
73,489
(+5,709)
382,223
(+8,795, +2.97%) 		-18,200 (-350, -2.0%) 52.67%
03/22/2011
154,435
(+4,136)
172,285
(-3,694)
113,516
(-12,374)
56,544
(-2,556)
28,658
(-2,904)
67,780
(-4,892)
360,991
(-11,142, -3.62%) 		-17,850 (+7,830, +30.5%) 53.0%
03/15/2011
150,299
(+6,060)
175,979
(-2,198)
125,890
(-4,005)
59,100
(+1,784)
31,562
(+758)
72,672
(+3,227)
371,349
(+2,813, +0.92%) 		-25,680 (+8,258, +24.3%) 45.5%
03/08/2011
144,239
(+1,228)
178,177
(+3,878)
129,895
(+2,477)
57,316
(-1,254)
30,804
(+2,722)
69,445
(+3,803)
362,122
(+6,427, +2.15%) 		-33,938 (-2,650, -8.5%) 37.59%
03/01/2011
143,011
(-2,322)
174,299
(-3,692)
127,418
(-1,607)
58,570
(+2,108)
28,082
(-2,296)
65,642
(-4,641)
355,843
(-6,225, -2.04%) 		-31,288 (+1,370, +4.2%) 40.13%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays