COT Report: LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

Futures Only Positions as of 2026-09-29

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 2026-09-29. 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: 293,639   Total Changes: +8,750   Total Traders: 386
AS OF: 2026-09-29

  Long Short Spread
Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders
Producer/Merchant/
Processor/User
42,153
-61
14.4% 93 137,427
+7,670
46.8% 137      
Swap Dealers 69,039
+1,001
23.5% 20 3,758
+36
1.3% 4 1,397
-171
0.5% 10
Managed Money 81,722
+1,452
27.8% 72 28,529
-2,651
9.7% 35 45,318
+3,153
15.4% 67
Other Reportables 14,347
+1,445
4.9% 44 32,372
-1,308
11.0% 35 14,015
+1,330
4.8% 49
Nonreportable
Positions
25,648
+601
8.7%   30,823
+691
10.5%        

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