COT Report: LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

Futures Only Positions as of 2026-07-07

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 2026-07-07. 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: 316,893   Total Changes: -2,679   Total Traders: 389
AS OF: 2026-07-07

  Long Short Spread
Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders
Producer/Merchant/
Processor/User
28,426
+1,784
9.0% 82 157,831
-3,660
49.8% 151      
Swap Dealers 65,567
+251
20.7% 19 7,055
-919
2.2% 6 2,246
+856
0.7% 10
Managed Money 124,854
-3,759
39.4% 86 9,946
+773
3.1% 24 42,298
-20
13.3% 57
Other Reportables 13,808
-1,220
4.4% 34 47,048
+441
14.8% 34 14,349
-239
4.5% 45
Nonreportable
Positions
25,345
-332
8.0%   36,120
+89
11.4%        

Long vs. Short

Prices & Net Positions


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Positions: Short