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
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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
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, -3.6%) 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, -35.2%) 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, +30.5%) 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, -6.5%) 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, +5.2%) 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, -21.0%) 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, +3.7%) 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, -17.9%) 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, -19.7%) 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, +22.2%) 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, -13.3%) 68.6%
06/30/1988
18,277
(+511)
31,273
(+946)
14,580
(+3,163)
9,519
(+705)
43,577
(-2,795)
35,642
(-772)
83,150
(+879, +1.16%) 		-12,996 (-435, -3.5%) 72.97%
06/15/1988
17,766
(-1,422)
30,327
(-7,807)
11,417
(-2,874)
8,814
(+1,536)
46,372
(-4,828)
36,414
(-2,853)
80,268
(-9,124, -10.77%) 		-12,561 (+6,385, +33.7%) 74.08%
05/31/1988
19,188
(-683)
38,134
(+4,356)
14,291
(-3,264)
7,278
(-2,879)
51,200
(+2,688)
39,267
(-2,736)
90,617
(-1,259, -1.47%) 		-18,946 (-5,039, -36.2%) 57.88%
05/13/1988
19,871
(+5,102)
33,778
(+1,139)
17,555
(-1,316)
10,157
(+1,780)
48,512
(-925)
42,003
(-58)
91,510
(+2,861, +3.44%) 		-13,907 (+3,963, +22.2%) 70.66%
04/29/1988
14,769
(+711)
32,639
(-5,686)
18,871
(-1,338)
8,377
(+2,179)
49,437
(-9,375)
42,061
(-6,495)
88,267
(-10,002, -10.75%) 		-17,870 (+6,397, +26.4%) 60.61%
04/15/1988
14,058
(-4,658)
38,325
(-3,740)
20,209
(-345)
6,198
(-532)
58,812
(-1,789)
48,556
(-2,520)
100,099
(-6,792, -6.8%) 		-24,267 (-918, -3.9%) 44.38%
03/31/1988
18,716
(+2,912)
42,065
(+9,349)
20,554
(+2,387)
6,730
(-352)
60,601
(-1,335)
51,076
(-5,033)
106,864
(+3,964, +4.13%) 		-23,349 (-6,437, -38.1%) 46.71%
03/15/1988
15,804
(-1,980)
32,716
(+16)
18,167
(+964)
7,082
(-483)
61,936
(+1,794)
56,109
(+1,245)
101,888
(+778, +0.82%) 		-16,912 (-1,996, -13.4%) 63.04%
02/29/1988
17,784
(+4,479)
32,700
(+3,217)
17,203
(+770)
7,565
(+2,157)
60,142
(+3,531)
54,864
(+3,406)
101,448
(+8,780, +10.17%) 		-14,916 (+1,262, +7.8%) 68.1%
02/12/1988
13,305
(-1,961)
29,483
(+8,906)
16,433
(+2,974)
5,408
(-1,068)
56,611
(+8,095)
51,458
(+1,270)
92,440
(+9,108, +11.79%) 		-16,178 (-10,867, -204.6%) 64.9%
01/29/1988
15,266
(-462)
20,577
(+2,508)
13,459
(+1,023)
6,476
(-758)
48,516
(+6,749)
50,188
(+5,560)
82,663
(+7,310, +10.45%) 		-5,311 (-2,970, -126.9%) 92.47%
01/15/1988
15,728
(+1,424)
18,069
(-2,158)
12,436
(+3,122)
7,234
(-64)
41,767
(-1,081)
44,628
(+5,687)
75,055
(+3,465, +5.21%) 		-2,341 (+3,582, +60.5%) 100.0%
12/31/1987
14,304
(-3)
20,227
(-1,591)
9,314
(+1,401)
7,298
(-1,757)
42,848
(-3,478)
38,941
(+1,268)
71,804
(-2,080, -3.03%) 		-5,923 (+1,588, +21.1%) 97.22%
12/15/1987
14,307
(-1,050)
21,818
(-3,764)
7,913
(+1,347)
9,055
(+831)
46,326
(-3,710)
37,673
(-480)
72,876
(-3,413, -4.74%) 		-7,511 (+2,714, +26.5%) 92.91%
11/30/1987
15,357
(+716)
25,582
(-335)
6,566
(-424)
8,224
(-526)
50,036
(-1,118)
38,153
(+35)
75,523
(-826, -1.13%) 		-10,225 (+1,051, +9.3%) 85.55%
11/13/1987
14,641
(-111)
25,917
(+1,133)
6,990
(+650)
8,750
(-1,731)
51,154
(+1,233)
38,118
(+2,370)
76,867
(+1,772, +2.5%) 		-11,276 (-1,244, -12.4%) 82.7%
10/30/1987
14,752
(-424)
24,784
(-5,745)
6,340
(-6,571)
10,481
(+4,013)
49,921
(-341)
35,748
(-5,604)
74,625
(-7,336, -9.36%) 		-10,032 (+5,321, +34.7%) 86.07%
10/15/1987
15,176
(-1,370)
30,529
(-4,147)
12,911
(-3,032)
6,468
(-518)
50,262
(-1,415)
41,352
(-1,152)
83,221
(-5,817, -6.91%) 		-15,353 (+2,777, +15.3%) 71.64%
09/30/1987
16,546
(-122)
34,676
(-780)
15,943
(-3,172)
6,986
(-2,374)
51,677
(+1,532)
42,504
(+1,392)
87,859
(-1,762, -2.05%) 		-18,130 (+658, +3.5%) 64.11%
09/15/1987
16,668
(-189)
35,456
(-2,626)
19,115
(+2,322)
9,360
(+1,849)
50,145
(+656)
41,112
(+3,566)
89,104
(+2,789, +3.35%) 		-18,788 (+2,437, +11.5%) 62.32%
08/31/1987
16,857
(+1,102)
38,082
(-673)
16,793
(+1,271)
7,511
(-205)
49,489
(+2,176)
37,546
(+5,427)
85,244
(+4,549, +5.79%) 		-21,225 (+1,775, +7.7%) 55.71%
08/14/1987
15,755
(+1,055)
38,755
(+655)
15,522
(+5,684)
7,716
(+2,326)
47,313
(-2,205)
32,119
(+1,553)
80,518
(+4,534, +6.12%) 		-23,000 (+400, +1.7%) 50.9%
07/31/1987
14,700
(-1,083)
38,100
(-4,691)
9,838
(-354)
5,390
(-1,509)
49,518
(-5,405)
30,566
(-642)
75,265
(-6,842, -8.46%) 		-23,400 (+3,608, +13.4%) 49.81%
07/15/1987
15,783
(+2,099)
42,791
(-2,094)
10,192
(-1,287)
6,899
(+2,303)
54,923
(+884)
31,208
(+1,487)
83,158
(+1,696, +2.14%) 		-27,008 (+4,193, +13.4%) 40.02%
06/30/1987
13,684
(-1,014)
44,885
(-1,445)
11,479
(-36)
4,596
(+388)
54,039
(-3,243)
29,721
(-3,236)
81,881
(-4,293, -5.14%) 		-31,201 (+431, +1.4%) 28.65%
06/15/1987
14,698
(-952)
46,330
(-4,678)
11,515
(-657)
4,208
(-1,116)
57,282
(-6,722)
32,957
(-2,537)
86,467
(-8,331, -9.07%) 		-31,632 (+3,726, +10.5%) 27.48%
05/29/1987
15,650
(+1,238)
51,008
(-5,167)
12,172
(-2,294)
5,324
(-13)
64,004
(-4,273)
35,494
(-149)
94,846
(-5,329, -5.49%) 		-35,358 (+6,405, +15.3%) 17.37%
05/15/1987
14,412
(+174)
56,175
(+7,621)
14,466
(-1,408)
5,337
(+157)
68,277
(+11,035)
35,643
(+2,023)
101,095
(+9,801, +11.22%) 		-41,763 (-7,447, -21.7%) 0.0%
04/30/1987
14,238
(+995)
48,554
(+4,678)
15,874
(+1,677)
5,180
(-671)
57,242
(-2,300)
33,620
(-3,635)
90,237
(+372, +0.43%) 		-34,316 (-3,683, -12.0%) 0.0%
04/15/1987
13,243
(-1,613)
43,876
(+2,360)
14,197
(-1,326)
5,851
(+1,681)
59,542
(+2,324)
37,255
(-4,656)
88,833
(-615, -0.7%) 		-30,633 (-3,973, -14.9%) 0.0%
03/31/1987
14,856
(+716)
41,516
(+2,995)
15,523
(-625)
4,170
(-1,002)
57,218
(+355)
41,911
(-1,547)
89,788
(+446, +0.51%) 		-26,660 (-2,279, -9.3%) 0.0%
03/13/1987
14,140
(-1,611)
38,521
(-1,300)
16,148
(+575)
5,172
(-1,145)
56,863
(-603)
43,458
(+806)
90,408
(-1,639, -1.85%) 		-24,381 (-311, -1.3%) 0.0%
02/27/1987
15,751
(+3,132)
39,821
(+4,351)
15,573
(+950)
6,317
(-496)
57,466
(+6,203)
42,652
(+6,430)
91,671
(+10,285, +13.1%) 		-24,070 (-1,219, -5.3%) 0.0%
02/13/1987
12,619
(-2,348)
35,470
(+4,156)
14,623
(+1,492)
6,813
(+770)
51,263
(+6,112)
36,222
(+330)
80,854
(+5,256, +7.18%) 		-22,851 (-6,504, -39.8%) 0.0%
01/30/1987
14,967
(+4,557)
31,314
(+8,531)
13,131
(+3,200)
6,043
(-801)
45,151
(+6,610)
35,892
(+6,637)
74,535
(+14,367, +24.4%) 		-16,347 (-3,974, -32.1%) 34.48%
01/15/1987
10,410
(+1,132)
22,783
(+901)
9,931
(+3,525)
6,844
(-21)
38,541
(-789)
29,255
(+2,988)
60,599
(+3,868, +7.03%) 		-12,373 (+231, +1.8%) 57.22%
12/31/1986
9,278
(-628)
21,882
(-541)
6,406
(-42)
6,865
(+411)
39,330
(-522)
26,267
(-1,062)
56,421
(-1,192, -2.12%) 		-12,604 (-87, -0.7%) 55.9%
Price data: Database (20,004 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays