COT Report: LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
Futures Only Positions as of 2026-08-18
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 2026-08-18. 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: 280,826 Total Changes: +4,201 Total Traders: 377
CFTC Code: #057642
Open Interest: 280,826 Total Changes: +4,201 Total Traders: 377
AS OF: 2026-08-18
| Long | Short | Spread | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positions | Open Int | # Traders | Positions | Open Int | # Traders | Positions | Open Int | # Traders | |
| Producer/Merchant/ Processor/User |
37,239 +1,001 |
13.3% | 88 | 131,901 -2,867 |
47.0% | 130 | |||
| Swap Dealers | 68,783 +715 |
24.5% | 19 | 4,523 -176 |
1.6% | 4 | 856 0 |
0.3% | 7 |
| Managed Money | 81,870 -596 |
29.2% | 75 | 18,903 +2,386 |
6.7% | 31 | 43,521 +4,789 |
15.5% | 66 |
| Other Reportables | 12,194 +61 |
4.3% | 42 | 35,577 +1,507 |
12.7% | 34 | 11,634 +199 |
4.1% | 45 |
| Nonreportable Positions |
24,729 -1,968 |
8.8% | 33,911 -1,637 |
12.1% | |||||
