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.
| 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% | |||||