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
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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
50 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
09/30/1997
33,734
(+173)
42,585
(+1,955)
19,184
(+364)
11,164
(+509)
35,714
(-1,172)
34,883
(-3,099)
93,652
(-635, -0.71%)
-8,851 (-1,782, -25.2%) 55.87%
09/23/1997
33,561
(-480)
40,630
(-1,594)
18,820
(+923)
10,655
(+2,202)
36,886
(+1,062)
37,982
(+897)
94,415
(+1,505, +1.71%)
-7,069 (+1,114, +13.6%) 61.57%
09/16/1997
34,041
(+332)
42,224
(+255)
17,897
(-1,834)
8,453
(-771)
35,824
(+1,039)
37,085
(+53)
93,868
(-463, -0.52%)
-8,183 (+77, +0.9%) 58.01%
09/09/1997
33,709
(+267)
41,969
(-795)
19,731
(-1,628)
9,224
(+261)
34,785
(+1,012)
37,032
(+185)
94,103
(-349, -0.39%)
-8,260 (+1,062, +11.4%) 57.76%
09/02/1997
33,442
(+3,192)
42,764
(-326)
21,359
(-4,482)
8,963
(+698)
33,773
(+3,021)
36,847
(+1,359)
96,094
(+1,731, +1.99%)
-9,322 (+3,518, +27.4%) 54.36%
08/26/1997
30,250
(+1,949)
43,090
(+288)
25,841
(-1,951)
8,265
(+860)
30,752
(-153)
35,488
(-1,303)
94,310
(-155, -0.18%)
-12,840 (+1,661, +11.5%) 43.1%
08/19/1997
28,301
(-1,298)
42,802
(-3,256)
27,792
(-3,480)
7,405
(+443)
30,905
(-723)
36,791
(-2,688)
93,320
(-5,501, -5.95%)
-14,501 (+1,958, +11.9%) 34.32%
08/12/1997
29,599
(-1,872)
46,058
(-1,201)
31,272
(-1,206)
6,962
(+414)
31,628
(-1,008)
39,479
(-3,299)
99,871
(-4,086, -4.23%)
-16,459 (-671, -4.3%) 28.63%
08/05/1997
31,471
(-860)
47,259
(-1,410)
32,478
(-371)
6,548
(-543)
32,636
(-492)
42,778
(+230)
104,668
(-1,723, -1.75%)
-15,788 (+550, +3.4%) 30.58%
07/29/1997
32,331
(-2,339)
48,669
(+1,188)
32,849
(+6,649)
7,091
(+1,451)
33,128
(+823)
42,548
(+2,494)
106,752
(+5,133, +5.51%)
-16,338 (-3,527, -27.5%) 28.98%
07/22/1997
34,670
(+412)
47,481
(+2,752)
26,200
(+4,497)
5,640
(+93)
32,305
(-1,318)
40,054
(+746)
101,082
(+3,591, +4.01%)
-12,811 (-2,340, -22.3%) 37.36%
07/15/1997
34,258
(-374)
44,729
(+808)
21,703
(+1,847)
5,547
(-3,800)
33,623
(-750)
39,308
(+3,715)
97,476
(+723, +0.81%)
-10,471 (-1,182, -12.7%) 43.52%
07/08/1997
34,632
(-209)
43,921
(-1,075)
19,856
(-174)
9,347
(+1,616)
34,373
(+1,489)
35,593
(+565)
94,909
(+1,106, +1.26%)
-9,289 (+866, +8.5%) 46.77%
07/01/1997
34,841
(+665)
44,996
(-429)
20,030
(+502)
7,731
(-863)
32,884
(+587)
35,028
(+3,046)
94,412
(+1,754, +2.04%)
-10,155 (+1,094, +9.7%) 44.39%
06/24/1997
34,176
(+818)
45,425
(+105)
19,528
(-789)
8,594
(+749)
32,297
(-1,403)
31,982
(-2,228)
91,650
(-1,374, -1.57%)
-11,249 (+713, +6.0%) 41.38%
06/17/1997
33,358
(-2,819)
45,320
(-1,404)
20,317
(-273)
7,845
(-3,104)
33,700
(-2,890)
34,210
(-1,474)
92,876
(-5,982, -6.41%)
-11,962 (-1,415, -13.4%) 39.42%
06/10/1997
36,177
(+443)
46,724
(-1,267)
20,590
(-5,201)
10,949
(+758)
36,590
(-611)
35,684
(-4,860)
98,566
(-5,369, -5.44%)
-10,547 (+1,710, +14.0%) 43.31%
06/03/1997
35,734
(+2,550)
47,991
(-157)
25,791
(-3,343)
10,191
(+1,271)
37,201
(+1,851)
40,544
(-56)
104,511
(+1,058, +1.08%)
-12,257 (+2,707, +18.1%) 38.61%
05/27/1997
33,184
(+1,573)
48,148
(+591)
29,134
(-42)
8,920
(-361)
35,350
(-320)
40,600
(+981)
102,777
(+1,211, +1.26%)
-14,964 (+982, +6.2%) 31.08%
05/20/1997
31,611
(+1,677)
47,557
(-824)
29,176
(+750)
9,281
(+489)
35,670
(-300)
39,619
(+2,462)
101,260
(+2,127, +2.25%)
-15,946 (+2,501, +13.6%) 28.39%
05/13/1997
29,934
(+1,245)
48,381
(+208)
28,426
(+3,846)
8,792
(+1,503)
35,970
(+95)
37,157
(+3,475)
99,184
(+5,186, +5.82%)
-18,447 (+1,037, +5.3%) 21.53%
05/06/1997
28,689
(-180)
48,173
(+71)
24,580
(+4,204)
7,289
(-354)
35,875
(-978)
33,682
(+3,329)
96,136
(+3,046, +3.54%)
-19,484 (-251, -1.3%) 18.69%
04/29/1997
28,869
(-51)
48,102
(+329)
20,376
(-66)
7,643
(+1,559)
36,853
(+1,435)
30,353
(-570)
92,942
(+1,318, +1.55%)
-19,233 (-380, -2.0%) 19.38%
04/22/1997
28,920
(+251)
47,773
(-1,895)
20,442
(-3,896)
6,084
(-699)
35,418
(-3,250)
30,923
(-4,301)
92,818
(-6,895, -7.52%)
-18,853 (+2,146, +10.2%) 20.42%
04/15/1997
28,669
(+1,584)
49,668
(-257)
24,338
(+1,250)
6,783
(-1,668)
38,668
(-4,753)
35,224
(+6)
100,645
(-1,919, -2.05%)
-20,999 (+1,841, +8.1%) 14.54%
04/08/1997
27,085
(-261)
49,925
(-2,293)
23,088
(-1,905)
8,451
(+1,004)
43,421
(-1,056)
35,218
(-1,933)
102,833
(-3,222, -3.33%)
-22,840 (+2,032, +8.2%) 9.49%
04/01/1997
27,346
(+85)
52,218
(-1,347)
24,993
(-763)
7,447
(-1,445)
44,477
(-875)
37,151
(+1,239)
107,032
(-1,553, -1.58%)
-24,872 (+1,432, +5.4%) 3.92%
03/25/1997
27,261
(-587)
53,565
(-465)
25,756
(-1,567)
8,892
(-1,702)
45,352
(-331)
35,912
(-318)
108,171
(-2,485, -2.46%)
-26,304 (-122, -0.5%) 0.0%
03/18/1997
27,848
(-2,142)
54,030
(-652)
27,323
(+1,626)
10,594
(-118)
45,683
(+1,068)
36,230
(+1,322)
109,859
(+552, +0.55%)
-26,182 (-1,490, -6.0%) 0.0%
03/11/1997
29,990
(-816)
54,682
(+3,291)
25,697
(-984)
10,712
(+1,673)
44,615
(+5,129)
34,908
(-1,635)
108,539
(+3,329, +3.43%)
-24,692 (-4,107, -20.0%) 0.0%
03/04/1997
30,806
(-43)
51,391
(+2,528)
26,681
(-1,167)
9,039
(+1,030)
39,486
(+3,935)
36,543
(-833)
105,821
(+2,725, +2.89%)
-20,585 (-2,571, -14.3%) 0.0%
02/25/1997
30,849
(-80)
48,863
(-380)
27,848
(+7,855)
8,009
(+386)
35,551
(-5,531)
37,376
(+2,238)
103,056
(+2,244, +2.44%)
-18,014 (+300, +1.6%) 5.73%
02/18/1997
30,929
(+1,158)
49,243
(+2,314)
19,993
(+839)
7,623
(-1,142)
41,082
(-1,116)
35,138
(-291)
102,611
(+881, +0.97%)
-18,314 (-1,156, -6.7%) 4.72%
02/11/1997
29,771
(+553)
46,929
(-302)
19,154
(-1,640)
8,765
(-279)
42,198
(-831)
35,429
(-1,337)
101,602
(-1,918, -2.06%)
-17,158 (+855, +4.7%) 8.59%
02/04/1997
29,218
(+2,829)
47,231
(+1,512)
20,794
(-3,100)
9,044
(+160)
43,029
(+989)
36,766
(-954)
104,559
(+718, +0.78%)
-18,013 (+1,317, +6.8%) 5.73%
01/28/1997
26,389
(-138)
45,719
(-535)
23,894
(-1,045)
8,884
(+2,783)
42,040
(+4,765)
37,720
(+1,334)
102,594
(+3,582, +4.04%)
-19,330 (+397, +2.0%) 1.33%
01/21/1997
26,527
(-1,388)
46,254
(+676)
24,939
(+4,422)
6,101
(-300)
37,275
(-548)
36,386
(+2,110)
98,507
(+2,486, +2.88%)
-19,727 (-2,064, -11.7%) 0.0%
01/14/1997
27,915
(+2,122)
45,578
(+3,597)
20,517
(-259)
6,401
(-439)
37,823
(+1,828)
34,276
(+533)
95,576
(+3,691, +4.47%)
-17,663 (-1,475, -9.1%) 0.0%
01/07/1997
25,793
(+609)
41,981
(+3,002)
20,776
(+1,999)
6,840
(-347)
35,995
(+2,264)
33,743
(+2,217)
93,200
(+4,872, +6.27%)
-16,188 (-2,393, -17.3%) 0.0%
12/31/1996
25,184
(-58)
38,979
(+1,975)
18,777
(+2,886)
7,187
(+422)
33,731
(-403)
31,526
(+28)
86,598
(+2,425, +3.22%)
-13,795 (-2,033, -17.3%) 5.14%
12/24/1996
25,242
(-739)
37,004
(+1,455)
15,891
(+366)
6,765
(-808)
34,134
(-2,712)
31,498
(-3,732)
84,467
(-3,085, -3.94%)
-11,762 (-2,194, -22.9%) 13.18%
12/17/1996
25,981
(+500)
35,549
(+124)
15,525
(+973)
7,573
(-444)
36,846
(-2,007)
35,230
(-214)
87,620
(-534, -0.68%)
-9,568 (+376, +3.8%) 21.86%
12/10/1996
25,481
(-266)
35,425
(-3,399)
14,552
(-4,611)
8,017
(+491)
38,853
(+2,577)
35,444
(+608)
88,052
(-2,300, -2.83%)
-9,944 (+3,133, +24.0%) 20.36%
12/03/1996
25,747
(-634)
38,824
(-681)
19,163
(-110)
7,526
(-701)
36,276
(-1,821)
34,836
(-1,183)
89,497
(-2,565, -3.06%)
-13,077 (+47, +0.4%) 7.97%
11/26/1996
26,381
(+2,402)
39,505
(+1,159)
19,273
(-2,442)
8,227
(+154)
38,097
(+1,638)
36,019
(+285)
90,270
(+1,598, +1.95%)
-13,124 (+1,243, +8.7%) 7.79%
11/19/1996
23,979
(-1,226)
38,346
(+1,259)
21,715
(+5,330)
8,073
(-120)
36,459
(-3,019)
35,734
(-54)
89,043
(+1,085, +1.34%)
-14,367 (-2,485, -20.9%) 2.87%
11/12/1996
25,205
(-1,457)
37,087
(+2,066)
16,385
(+1,476)
8,193
(-1,731)
39,478
(+709)
35,788
(+393)
86,599
(+728, +0.91%)
-11,882 (-3,523, -42.1%) 12.7%
11/05/1996
26,662
(-2,304)
35,021
(+200)
14,909
(-694)
9,924
(-901)
38,769
(+2,854)
35,395
(+557)
84,867
(-144, -0.18%)
-8,359 (-2,504, -42.8%) 26.63%
10/29/1996
28,966
(-2,802)
34,821
(-80)
15,603
(-515)
10,825
(-372)
35,915
(+197)
34,838
(-2,668)
84,618
(-3,120, -3.73%)
-5,855 (-2,722, -86.9%) 36.53%
10/22/1996
31,768
(+1,976)
34,901
(-279)
16,118
(-1,001)
11,197
(+2,375)
35,718
(+214)
37,506
(-907)
89,241
(+1,189, +1.44%)
-3,133 (+2,255, +41.9%) 47.29%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays