COT Report: LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

Futures Only Positions as of 2026-09-08

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 2026-09-08. 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: 294,350   Total Changes: -6,381   Total Traders: 362
AS OF: 2026-09-08

  Long Short Spread
Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders
Producer/Merchant/
Processor/User
41,414
-358
14.1% 83 128,276
-1,607
43.6% 129      
Swap Dealers 69,401
-3,447
23.6% 19 4,168
+138
1.4% 4 1,249
-3
0.4% 11
Managed Money 82,287
+248
28.0% 69 33,382
+194
11.3% 37 49,582
-5,883
16.8% 63
Other Reportables 10,917
+674
3.7% 42 30,799
-915
10.5% 35 13,867
+1,087
4.7% 47
Nonreportable
Positions
25,633
+1,301
8.7%   33,027
+608
11.2%        

Long vs. Short

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Positions: Short