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
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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
09/08/1998
40,901
(+1,213)
35,674
(+496)
16,423
(-117)
18,722
(+376)
25,937
(+81)
28,865
(+305)
88,858
(+1,177, +1.43%)
+5,227 (+717, +15.9%) 80.95%
09/01/1998
39,688
(-905)
35,178
(-1,209)
16,540
(+871)
18,346
(-509)
25,856
(+45)
28,560
(+1,729)
86,981
(+11, +0.01%)
+4,510 (+304, +7.2%) 79.11%
08/25/1998
40,593
(-1,198)
36,387
(-1,156)
15,669
(+1,008)
18,855
(-164)
25,811
(+561)
26,831
(+1,691)
86,146
(+371, +0.45%)
+4,206 (-42, -1.0%) 78.33%
08/18/1998
41,791
(-4,959)
37,543
(+496)
14,661
(+2,009)
19,019
(+885)
25,250
(+2,986)
25,140
(-1,345)
85,088
(+36, +0.04%)
+4,248 (-5,455, -56.2%) 78.44%
08/11/1998
46,750
(-30)
37,047
(-1,583)
12,652
(+146)
18,134
(-166)
22,264
(-1,992)
26,485
(-127)
85,435
(-1,876, -2.25%)
+9,703 (+1,553, +19.1%) 92.45%
08/04/1998
46,780
(-518)
38,630
(-1,075)
12,506
(+2,164)
18,300
(-1,337)
24,256
(-2,772)
26,612
(+1,286)
88,011
(-1,126, -1.33%)
+8,150 (+557, +7.3%) 88.46%
07/28/1998
47,298
(+2,628)
39,705
(+1,314)
10,342
(-1,476)
19,637
(+509)
27,028
(+45)
25,326
(-626)
88,382
(+1,197, +1.43%)
+7,593 (+1,314, +20.9%) 87.03%
07/21/1998
44,670
(-981)
38,391
(+1,874)
11,818
(+763)
19,128
(-2,419)
26,983
(+1,018)
25,952
(+1,345)
86,670
(+800, +0.97%)
+6,279 (-2,855, -31.3%) 83.66%
07/14/1998
45,651
(0)
36,517
(+3,323)
11,055
(+1,535)
21,547
(-1,171)
25,965
(+332)
24,607
(-285)
86,811
(+1,867, +2.31%)
+9,134 (-3,323, -26.7%) 90.99%
07/07/1998
45,651
(+259)
33,194
(-571)
9,520
(+164)
22,718
(-1,521)
25,633
(-1,147)
24,892
(+1,368)
85,134
(-724, -0.89%)
+12,457 (+830, +7.1%) 99.52%
06/30/1998
45,392
(-116)
33,765
(+636)
9,356
(+897)
24,239
(+1,433)
26,780
(+102)
23,524
(-1,186)
85,209
(+883, +1.09%)
+11,627 (-752, -6.1%) 97.39%
06/23/1998
45,508
(+8,609)
33,129
(-2,772)
8,459
(-8,262)
22,806
(+957)
26,678
(-1,567)
24,710
(+595)
85,275
(-1,220, -1.49%)
+12,379 (+11,381, +1140.4%) 99.32%
06/16/1998
36,899
(-1,165)
35,901
(-569)
16,721
(+2,139)
21,849
(+1,339)
28,245
(-637)
24,115
(-433)
87,664
(+337, +0.41%)
+998 (-596, -37.4%) 70.1%
06/09/1998
38,064
(+1,607)
36,470
(-1,055)
14,582
(-2,753)
20,510
(-1,014)
28,882
(-732)
24,548
(+191)
87,642
(-1,878, -2.25%)
+1,594 (+2,662, +249.3%) 71.63%
06/02/1998
36,457
(+2,230)
37,525
(-2,051)
17,335
(-986)
21,524
(+3,865)
29,614
(-1,525)
24,357
(-2,095)
89,418
(-281, -0.34%)
-1,068 (+4,281, +80.0%) 64.79%
05/26/1998
34,227
(+78)
39,576
(-1,624)
18,321
(+870)
17,659
(+1,878)
31,139
(-322)
26,452
(+372)
89,220
(+626, +0.75%)
-5,349 (+1,702, +24.1%) 53.8%
05/19/1998
34,149
(+2,511)
41,200
(-2,164)
17,451
(-1,960)
15,781
(+2,699)
31,461
(+339)
26,080
(+355)
88,829
(+890, +1.08%)
-7,051 (+4,675, +39.9%) 49.43%
05/12/1998
31,638
(+686)
43,364
(+1,419)
19,411
(-2,138)
13,082
(+3,281)
31,122
(+4,427)
25,725
(-1,725)
87,914
(+2,975, +3.76%)
-11,726 (-733, -6.7%) 37.43%
05/05/1998
30,952
(-4,142)
41,945
(+1,790)
21,549
(+2,658)
9,801
(-4,517)
26,695
(-1,153)
27,450
(+90)
87,514
(-2,637, -3.22%)
-10,993 (-5,932, -117.2%) 39.31%
04/28/1998
35,094
(+2,947)
40,155
(+5,114)
18,891
(+1,366)
14,318
(-1,348)
27,848
(-2,029)
27,360
(-1,482)
89,847
(+2,284, +2.87%)
-5,061 (-2,167, -74.9%) 54.54%
04/21/1998
32,147
(+916)
35,041
(+1,128)
17,525
(+876)
15,666
(-1,289)
29,877
(-451)
28,842
(+1,502)
86,470
(+1,341, +1.71%)
-2,894 (-212, -7.9%) 60.1%
04/14/1998
31,231
(-940)
33,913
(+548)
16,649
(+508)
16,955
(+280)
30,328
(-1,993)
27,340
(-3,253)
85,337
(-2,425, -3.01%)
-2,682 (-1,488, -124.6%) 60.65%
04/07/1998
32,171
(-8,345)
33,365
(-748)
16,141
(+5,291)
16,675
(-5,119)
32,321
(-5,518)
30,593
(-2,705)
88,821
(-8,572, -9.61%)
-1,194 (-7,597, -118.6%) 64.47%
03/31/1998
40,516
(-1,887)
34,113
(+393)
10,850
(+650)
21,794
(-4,153)
37,839
(-2,422)
33,298
(+101)
99,053
(-3,659, -3.94%)
+6,403 (-2,280, -26.3%) 83.97%
03/24/1998
42,403
(-817)
33,720
(-718)
10,200
(+1,481)
25,947
(+361)
40,261
(-920)
33,197
(+101)
101,553
(-256, -0.27%)
+8,683 (-99, -1.1%) 89.83%
03/17/1998
43,220
(-1,956)
34,438
(+701)
8,719
(+44)
25,586
(-1,479)
41,181
(+821)
33,096
(-313)
101,612
(-1,091, -1.16%)
+8,782 (-2,657, -23.2%) 90.08%
03/10/1998
45,176
(-84)
33,737
(-187)
8,675
(-1,744)
27,065
(-91)
40,360
(+936)
33,409
(-614)
102,805
(-892, -0.94%)
+11,439 (+103, +0.9%) 96.9%
03/03/1998
45,260
(+966)
33,924
(+2,275)
10,419
(-385)
27,156
(-2,915)
39,424
(+210)
34,023
(+1,431)
101,831
(+791, +0.84%)
+11,336 (-1,309, -10.4%) 96.64%
02/24/1998
44,294
(+604)
31,649
(-1,281)
10,804
(+639)
30,071
(+1,441)
39,214
(+2,081)
32,592
(+3,164)
101,976
(+3,324, +3.65%)
+12,645 (+1,885, +17.5%) 100.0%
02/17/1998
43,690
(+2,250)
32,930
(-325)
10,165
(-2,303)
28,630
(-2,218)
37,133
(-3,250)
29,428
(-760)
97,908
(-3,303, -3.5%)
+10,760 (+2,575, +31.5%) 100.0%
02/10/1998
41,440
(+2,800)
33,255
(-1,915)
12,468
(-1,234)
30,848
(+1,950)
40,383
(-4,129)
30,188
(-2,598)
102,236
(-2,563, -2.65%)
+8,185 (+4,715, +135.9%) 98.17%
02/03/1998
38,640
(+517)
35,170
(-119)
13,702
(+844)
28,898
(+3,333)
44,512
(-1,792)
32,786
(-3,645)
105,982
(-431, -0.44%)
+3,470 (+636, +22.4%) 84.75%
01/27/1998
38,123
(-71)
35,289
(+2,766)
12,858
(+400)
25,565
(-1,512)
46,304
(+2,014)
36,431
(+1,089)
107,788
(+2,343, +2.47%)
+2,834 (-2,837, -50.0%) 82.94%
01/20/1998
38,194
(-4,639)
32,523
(-1,749)
12,458
(+2,141)
27,077
(+325)
44,290
(+626)
35,342
(-448)
105,674
(-1,872, -1.93%)
+5,671 (-2,890, -33.8%) 91.02%
01/13/1998
42,833
(+521)
34,272
(+787)
10,317
(-57)
26,752
(-1,192)
43,664
(+1,673)
35,790
(+2,542)
105,060
(+2,137, +2.26%)
+8,561 (-266, -3.0%) 99.24%
01/06/1998
42,312
(+659)
33,485
(-2,975)
10,374
(-1,171)
27,944
(+1,802)
41,991
(-165)
33,248
(+496)
101,843
(-677, -0.71%)
+8,827 (+3,634, +70.0%) 100.0%
12/30/1997
41,653
(-655)
36,460
(+863)
11,545
(+100)
26,142
(-1,294)
42,156
(+1,146)
32,752
(+1,022)
101,275
(+591, +0.62%)
+5,193 (-1,518, -22.6%) 95.4%
12/23/1997
42,308
(+901)
35,597
(+233)
11,445
(-304)
27,436
(-106)
41,010
(-1,551)
31,730
(-1,081)
99,957
(-954, -1.0%)
+6,711 (+668, +11.1%) 100.0%
12/19/1997
41,407
(+1,440)
35,364
(-1,210)
11,749
(-1,519)
27,542
(+1,755)
42,561
(-1,134)
32,811
(-1,758)
101,464
(-1,213, -1.25%)
+6,043 (+2,650, +78.1%) 100.0%
12/16/1997
39,967
(+1,521)
36,574
(-6,241)
13,268
(-1,838)
25,787
(+5,516)
43,695
(-600)
34,569
(-192)
103,432
(-917, -0.94%)
+3,393 (+7,762, +177.7%) 95.06%
12/09/1997
38,446
(-1,674)
42,815
(-2,488)
15,106
(+1,109)
20,271
(+2,434)
44,295
(+1,199)
34,761
(+688)
103,427
(+634, +0.65%)
-4,369 (+814, +15.7%) 70.22%
12/02/1997
40,120
(+1,465)
45,303
(-3,389)
13,997
(-2,605)
17,837
(+5,481)
43,096
(-1,088)
34,073
(-4,320)
103,209
(-2,228, -2.24%)
-5,183 (+4,854, +48.4%) 67.61%
11/25/1997
38,655
(+2,364)
48,692
(+3,839)
16,602
(+1,776)
12,356
(-1,786)
44,184
(+268)
38,393
(+2,355)
104,611
(+4,408, +4.64%)
-10,037 (-1,475, -17.2%) 52.07%
11/18/1997
36,291
(+874)
44,853
(+1,028)
14,826
(-683)
14,142
(-881)
43,916
(+964)
36,038
(+1,008)
101,337
(+1,155, +1.23%)
-8,562 (-154, -1.8%) 56.79%
11/11/1997
35,417
(+2,518)
43,825
(+3,529)
15,509
(+114)
15,023
(+342)
42,952
(+2,346)
35,030
(+1,107)
98,604
(+4,978, +5.6%)
-8,408 (-1,011, -13.7%) 57.29%
11/04/1997
32,899
(-349)
40,296
(+2,715)
15,395
(+1,245)
14,681
(-739)
40,606
(+2,587)
33,923
(+1,507)
94,816
(+3,483, +4.08%)
-7,397 (-3,064, -70.7%) 60.52%
10/28/1997
33,248
(-1,549)
37,581
(+1,315)
14,150
(+854)
15,420
(-1,151)
38,019
(+1,677)
32,416
(+818)
90,982
(+982, +1.16%)
-4,333 (-2,864, -195.0%) 70.33%
10/21/1997
34,797
(-1,447)
36,266
(-654)
13,296
(-1,440)
16,571
(-1,694)
36,342
(-903)
31,598
(-1,442)
89,997
(-3,790, -4.3%)
-1,469 (-793, -117.3%) 79.5%
10/14/1997
36,244
(-272)
36,920
(-339)
14,736
(-794)
18,265
(+979)
37,245
(+244)
33,040
(-1,462)
94,465
(-822, -0.92%)
-676 (+67, +9.0%) 82.04%
10/07/1997
36,516
(+2,782)
37,259
(-5,326)
15,530
(-3,654)
17,286
(+6,122)
37,001
(+1,287)
34,502
(-381)
95,850
(+415, +0.47%)
-743 (+8,108, +91.6%) 81.82%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays