# LIVE CATTLE — Commitments of Traders

Latest report: 2026-10-13
Market: LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE
Commodity group: AGRICULTURE

## Latest positions (2026-10-13)

- Open interest: 390,003 contracts
- Speculator long: 83,184 (21.3% of OI)
- Speculator short: 36,622 (9.4% of OI)
- Speculator NET: +46,562
- Commercial long: 143,944 (36.9% of OI)
- Commercial short: 179,361 (46.0% of OI)
- Commercial NET: -35,417
- Total traders: 414

## Week-over-week change

- Change in open interest: +2,718
- Change in speculator long: -4,335
- Change in speculator short: -2,169
- Change in commercial long: +4,595
- Change in commercial short: +2,021

## 52-week history (most recent first)

| Week | Open Interest | Spec Long | Spec Short | Comm Long | Comm Short |
|------|--------------:|----------:|-----------:|----------:|-----------:|
| 2026-10-13 | 390,003 | 83,184 | 36,622 | 143,944 | 179,361 |
| 2026-10-06 | 387,285 | 87,519 | 38,790 | 139,349 | 177,340 |
| 2026-09-29 | 422,762 | 90,183 | 42,142 | 148,126 | 185,873 |
| 2026-09-22 | 414,465 | 88,397 | 47,229 | 147,335 | 178,477 |
| 2026-09-15 | 400,386 | 90,390 | 47,091 | 142,566 | 173,144 |
| 2026-09-08 | 418,196 | 91,506 | 48,892 | 147,093 | 176,457 |
| 2026-09-01 | 447,131 | 90,390 | 48,475 | 156,697 | 184,632 |
| 2026-08-25 | 440,731 | 92,895 | 39,110 | 148,867 | 188,874 |
| 2026-08-18 | 406,254 | 91,333 | 30,504 | 140,841 | 185,846 |
| 2026-08-11 | 380,363 | 92,642 | 24,235 | 130,408 | 183,694 |
| 2026-08-04 | 427,008 | 94,084 | 26,559 | 143,836 | 197,626 |
| 2026-07-28 | 445,137 | 94,413 | 25,537 | 147,157 | 202,388 |
| 2026-07-21 | 443,042 | 100,137 | 21,277 | 144,438 | 210,140 |
| 2026-07-14 | 432,767 | 121,319 | 19,706 | 129,832 | 214,879 |
| 2026-07-07 | 423,855 | 140,719 | 19,128 | 113,434 | 215,859 |
| 2026-06-30 | 430,431 | 145,874 | 17,151 | 110,832 | 220,758 |
| 2026-06-23 | 433,340 | 156,053 | 16,951 | 110,128 | 227,767 |
| 2026-06-16 | 431,189 | 153,268 | 15,513 | 111,439 | 227,958 |
| 2026-06-09 | 424,383 | 139,505 | 18,626 | 117,082 | 219,456 |
| 2026-06-02 | 482,729 | 145,784 | 18,265 | 125,314 | 221,503 |
| 2026-05-26 | 484,744 | 150,889 | 20,491 | 127,801 | 237,666 |
| 2026-05-19 | 491,560 | 159,747 | 20,245 | 122,440 | 240,153 |
| 2026-05-12 | 480,057 | 161,103 | 20,476 | 114,412 | 228,102 |
| 2026-05-05 | 474,894 | 169,536 | 16,660 | 115,150 | 243,531 |
| 2026-04-28 | 473,739 | 161,855 | 14,885 | 120,704 | 244,238 |
| 2026-04-21 | 453,174 | 159,870 | 17,466 | 116,456 | 233,457 |
| 2026-04-14 | 447,345 | 161,739 | 14,657 | 113,443 | 237,037 |
| 2026-04-07 | 440,941 | 159,042 | 15,772 | 113,363 | 231,921 |
| 2026-03-31 | 450,603 | 149,240 | 16,386 | 119,112 | 229,163 |
| 2026-03-24 | 443,751 | 137,723 | 20,456 | 123,333 | 219,995 |
| 2026-03-17 | 444,606 | 134,294 | 20,555 | 125,672 | 218,715 |
| 2026-03-10 | 450,974 | 137,385 | 21,335 | 128,827 | 223,243 |
| 2026-03-03 | 459,972 | 148,250 | 26,295 | 123,708 | 224,045 |
| 2026-02-24 | 452,607 | 155,038 | 24,048 | 118,553 | 226,699 |
| 2026-02-17 | 435,731 | 153,007 | 23,249 | 119,015 | 227,526 |
| 2026-02-10 | 427,229 | 144,560 | 23,712 | 123,216 | 224,049 |
| 2026-02-03 | 464,755 | 150,221 | 20,262 | 127,013 | 236,601 |
| 2026-01-27 | 454,434 | 146,861 | 23,710 | 128,029 | 231,243 |
| 2026-01-20 | 453,665 | 147,424 | 24,614 | 128,343 | 230,602 |
| 2026-01-13 | 445,879 | 146,368 | 23,395 | 124,036 | 226,305 |
| 2026-01-06 | 445,732 | 143,389 | 28,890 | 124,930 | 219,323 |
| 2025-12-30 | 454,866 | 142,345 | 30,258 | 128,161 | 219,204 |
| 2025-12-23 | 453,449 | 141,827 | 29,398 | 129,080 | 220,242 |
| 2025-12-16 | 446,928 | 138,866 | 30,389 | 128,585 | 216,252 |
| 2025-12-09 | 443,041 | 134,539 | 28,839 | 131,032 | 215,065 |
| 2025-12-02 | 512,216 | 130,227 | 29,609 | 146,946 | 227,742 |
| 2025-11-25 | 544,815 | 140,424 | 30,324 | 147,587 | 236,561 |
| 2025-11-18 | 510,628 | 143,191 | 30,174 | 134,538 | 225,202 |
| 2025-11-10 | 502,426 | 150,740 | 31,508 | 129,419 | 225,276 |
| 2025-11-04 | 525,008 | 156,625 | 30,017 | 139,749 | 240,542 |
| 2025-10-28 | 528,900 | 165,077 | 34,568 | 146,493 | 249,073 |
| 2025-10-21 | 508,879 | 180,745 | 33,059 | 135,959 | 253,989 |

## Source

- CFTC Public Reports: https://publicreporting.cftc.gov/Public-Reports/Commitments-of-Traders-Public-Reporting-API/jun7-fc8e