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.
| 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% | |||||