Live Cattle COT Report
CFTC Commitments of Traders · positions as of Tuesday 2026-09-01, released Sep 4, 2026 (the CFTC reports each Tuesday's close three days later) · next release Sep 11, 2026 (regular cycle; see the release schedule for holiday shifts)
Live Cattle positioning leans bullish - commercials buying (26w index 100), speculators crowded short (3y index 4).
How this read is built
- Commercials (hedgers) are net short and sit near the top of their 26-week range (COT index 100) - a bullish tilt in the traditional read.
- Large speculators are net long near the bottom of their 3-year range (index 4) - a crowded short, which historically leans bullish for the setup.
A description of how traders are positioned versus their own history - the standard Commitments of Traders interpretation, computed identically for every market. It is not a price forecast, a trading signal, or advice. How traders use positioning · how the read is computed.
As of the COT report, large speculators are net long 27,380 Live Cattle futures contracts (down 8,466 week-over-week), commercials are net short 19,293, and open interest is 300,731 contracts. Managed money was net long 48,851 contracts as of (down 14,116 week-over-week).
Cite this data
FuturesBench, "Live Cattle COT Report," data as of 2026-09-01. https://futuresbench.com/cot/live-cattle/#net-position Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders (public domain). CSV: https://futuresbench.com/data/cot/live-cattle.csv
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Positioning - as of Tuesday 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large speculators | 27,380 | -8,466 | 9.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| Commercials | -19,293 | +9,282 | -6.4% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.4 |
| Small traders | -8,087 | -816 | -2.7% | 84.4 | 88.1 | 69.9 |
Net = long − short (spread positions cancel). COT index: 0 = most net-short of the lookback, 100 = most net-long. How it's computed.
This week in numbers
- Commercials raised their net position for a 10th consecutive week.
- Large speculators net position is at a 52-week low (27,380 contracts).
- Commercials net position is at a 52-week high (-19,293 contracts).
Every sentence above is computed from the stored series - no commentary, no forecasts.
Disaggregated report - positions as of Tue 2026-09-01
| Trader category | Net position | Weekly change | % of open interest | COT index 26w | COT index 52w | COT index 3y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer/merchant | -88,111 | +6,551 | -29.3% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 78.7 |
| Swap dealers | 68,818 | +4,558 | 22.9% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Managed money | 48,851 | -14,116 | 16.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.7 |
| Other reportables | -21,471 | +1,912 | -7.1% | 95.0 | 43.3 | 29.7 |
| Small traders | -8,087 | +1,095 | -2.7% | 84.4 | 88.1 | 69.9 |
Full Disaggregated report history: CSV · switch the chart above to this report family for the full series.
Recent history
| Report date | Open interest | Large spec net | Δ | Commercial net | Δ | Small trader net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 300,731 | 27,380 | -8,466 | -19,293 | +9,282 | -8,087 |
| 2026-08-25 | 288,743 | 35,846 | -3,738 | -28,575 | +1,827 | -7,271 |
| 2026-08-18 | 280,826 | 39,584 | -4,428 | -30,402 | +4,759 | -9,182 |
| 2026-08-11 | 276,625 | 44,012 | +424 | -35,161 | +578 | -8,851 |
| 2026-08-04 | 291,760 | 43,588 | -735 | -35,739 | +1,650 | -7,849 |
| 2026-07-28 | 298,449 | 44,323 | -10,691 | -37,389 | +11,536 | -6,934 |
| 2026-07-21 | 303,089 | 55,014 | -14,691 | -48,925 | +12,399 | -6,089 |
| 2026-07-14 | 311,766 | 69,705 | -11,963 | -61,324 | +9,569 | -8,381 |
| 2026-07-07 | 316,893 | 81,668 | -6,193 | -70,893 | +6,614 | -10,775 |
| 2026-06-30 | 319,572 | 87,861 | -9,291 | -77,507 | +6,951 | -10,354 |
| 2026-06-23 | 328,903 | 97,152 | +2,048 | -84,458 | -2,360 | -12,694 |
| 2026-06-16 | 329,990 | 95,104 | +12,618 | -82,098 | -10,460 | -13,006 |
| 2026-06-09 | 317,380 | 82,486 | -3,036 | -71,638 | -4,972 | -10,848 |
| 2026-06-02 | 343,287 | 85,522 | -1,314 | -66,666 | +8,667 | -18,856 |
| 2026-05-26 | 349,927 | 86,836 | -4,053 | -75,333 | +2,965 | -11,503 |
| 2026-05-19 | 364,542 | 90,889 | -3,616 | -78,298 | -521 | -12,591 |
| 2026-05-12 | 354,995 | 94,505 | -9,214 | -77,777 | +11,259 | -16,728 |
| 2026-05-05 | 360,025 | 103,719 | +3,381 | -89,036 | -2,557 | -14,683 |
| 2026-04-28 | 350,035 | 100,338 | -2,135 | -86,479 | -367 | -13,859 |
| 2026-04-21 | 339,003 | 102,473 | -3,115 | -86,112 | +5,012 | -16,361 |
| 2026-04-14 | 340,989 | 105,588 | +1,572 | -91,124 | -3,348 | -14,464 |
| 2026-04-07 | 343,368 | 104,016 | +11,756 | -87,776 | -10,242 | -16,240 |
| 2026-03-31 | 339,048 | 92,260 | +10,113 | -77,534 | -8,336 | -14,726 |
| 2026-03-24 | 334,831 | 82,147 | +3,985 | -69,198 | -3,927 | -12,949 |
| 2026-03-17 | 334,142 | 78,162 | -3,249 | -65,271 | +2,775 | -12,891 |
| 2026-03-10 | 334,594 | 81,411 | -6,439 | -68,046 | +6,447 | -13,365 |
Full history, no login: CSV (1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01) · JSON
Contract facts
FAQ
- Are large speculators long or short Live Cattle futures?
- As of the 2026-09-01 COT report, large speculators (non-commercial traders) are net long 27,380 contracts in Live Cattle futures.
- How current is this Live Cattle COT data?
- The latest report is dated 2026-09-01 (positions as of that Tuesday's close), published by the CFTC on 2026-09-04. This page updates within minutes of each weekly release.
- Where can I download Live Cattle COT history?
- The full weekly series (1986-01-15 to 2026-09-01) is free at /data/cot/live-cattle.csv - no login, no cap.
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Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders, legacy futures-only report, contract code 057642. Dataset coverage 1986-01-15 → 2026-09-01. Methodology.