COT Report: LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE

Futures Only Positions as of 2026-09-15

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 2026-09-15. 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: 282,118   Total Changes: -12,232   Total Traders: 378
AS OF: 2026-09-15

  Long Short Spread
Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders Positions Open Int # Traders
Producer/Merchant/
Processor/User
39,830
-1,584
14.1% 85 126,158
-2,118
44.7% 133      
Swap Dealers 69,890
+489
24.8% 19 4,666
+498
1.7% 5 1,274
+25
0.5% 10
Managed Money 80,686
-1,601
28.6% 66 32,990
-392
11.7% 38 42,154
-7,428
14.9% 64
Other Reportables 13,721
+2,804
4.9% 44 32,649
+1,850
11.6% 36 10,925
-2,942
3.9% 49
Nonreportable
Positions
23,638
-1,995
8.4%   31,302
-1,725
11.1%        

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