COT Report: LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

Futures Only Positions as of 2026-07-28

Below is the Commitments of Traders (COT) report for LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (futures only) with COT charts. This COT report for LIVE CATTLE is as of 2026-07-28. COT reports are released each Friday (except for U.S. holidays) by the CFTC. Each COT report release includes data from the previous Tuesday.

LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CONTRACTS OF 40,000 POUNDS)
CFTC Code: #057642
Open Interest: 298,449   Total Changes: -4,640   Total Traders: 378
AS OF: 2026-07-28

  Long Short Spread
Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders
Producer/Merchant/
Processor/User
41,461
+4,340
13.9% 91 140,446
-8,696
47.1% 140      
Swap Dealers 68,622
-1,239
23.0% 17 7,026
+261
2.4% 6 2,164
-1,252
0.7% 9
Managed Money 84,907
-5,312
28.4% 76 17,882
+3,344
6.0% 28 46,200
-214
15.5% 59
Other Reportables 13,899
+963
4.7% 38 36,601
+2,998
12.3% 33 15,582
+812
5.2% 47
Nonreportable
Positions
25,614
-2,738
8.6%   32,548
-1,893
10.9%        

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Positions: Short