Commitments of Traders · Disaggregated, futures only

What positions do traders hold in LIVE CATTLE futures?

In LIVE CATTLE futures, managed money held a net long position of 51,102 contracts and open interest was 289,575 contracts on 20 October 2026 (CFTC Commitments of Traders, released 23 October 2026).

Net positionsOpen interest

Net positions in LIVE CATTLE futures each week: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, contracts

8 November 2016 to 20 October 2026Net is long less short, ours; contracts

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29 November 2016 Managed money +64,837 Producers, merchants, processors and users −92,391 Swap dealers +53,97927 December 2016 Managed money +88,178 Producers, merchants, processors and users −129,351 Swap dealers +66,24724 January 2017 Managed money +104,755 Producers, merchants, processors and users −153,394 Swap dealers +83,48321 February 2017 Managed money +91,986 Producers, merchants, processors and users −155,169 Swap dealers +90,72821 March 2017 Managed money +104,114 Producers, merchants, processors and users −169,553 Swap dealers +89,29018 April 2017 Managed money +126,844 Producers, merchants, processors and users −202,133 Swap dealers +98,98316 May 2017 Managed money +122,957 Producers, merchants, processors and users −206,751 Swap dealers +100,51213 June 2017 Managed money +128,924 Producers, merchants, processors and users −212,032 Swap dealers +99,48511 July 2017 Managed money +113,097 Producers, merchants, processors and users −198,095 Swap dealers +103,7598 August 2017 Managed money +92,753 Producers, merchants, processors and users −182,602 Swap dealers +96,4425 September 2017 Managed money +74,667 Producers, merchants, processors and users −160,226 Swap dealers +97,6863 October 2017 Managed money +94,391 Producers, merchants, processors and users −178,191 Swap dealers +93,42231 October 2017 Managed money +120,885 Producers, merchants, processors and users −198,013 Swap dealers +97,71128 November 2017 Managed money +119,965 Producers, merchants, processors and users −210,285 Swap dealers +106,20326 December 2017 Managed money +82,738 Producers, merchants, processors and users −183,696 Swap dealers +107,78323 January 2018 Managed money +80,039 Producers, merchants, processors and users −180,271 Swap dealers +110,51020 February 2018 Managed money +103,278 Producers, merchants, processors and users −197,405 Swap dealers +112,84420 March 2018 Managed money +71,832 Producers, merchants, processors and users −164,291 Swap dealers +108,56617 April 2018 Managed money +22,656 Producers, merchants, processors and users −118,955 Swap dealers +98,88515 May 2018 Managed money +7,092 Producers, merchants, processors and users −104,671 Swap dealers +97,98012 June 2018 Managed money +21,352 Producers, merchants, processors and users −99,172 Swap dealers +89,75410 July 2018 Managed money +33,177 Producers, merchants, processors and users −115,252 Swap dealers +82,6017 August 2018 Managed money +55,152 Producers, merchants, processors and users −134,811 Swap dealers +84,2784 September 2018 Managed money +58,319 Producers, merchants, processors and users −136,649 Swap dealers +82,8212 October 2018 Managed money +81,094 Producers, merchants, processors and users −150,647 Swap dealers +81,26130 October 2018 Managed money +68,581 Producers, merchants, processors and users −146,210 Swap dealers +81,70227 November 2018 Managed money +62,004 Producers, merchants, processors and users −146,763 Swap dealers +81,67024 December 2018 Managed money +84,381 Producers, merchants, processors and users −161,905 Swap dealers +84,24822 January 2019 Managed money +98,900 Producers, merchants, processors and users −172,851 Swap dealers +86,24519 February 2019 Managed money +115,452 Producers, merchants, processors and users −187,730 Swap dealers +90,09919 March 2019 Managed money +144,452 Producers, merchants, processors and users −210,207 Swap dealers +95,42716 April 2019 Managed money +152,593 Producers, merchants, processors and users −223,966 Swap dealers +95,94814 May 2019 Managed money +87,039 Producers, merchants, processors and users −186,548 Swap dealers +88,47211 June 2019 Managed money +40,335 Producers, merchants, processors and users −140,113 Swap dealers +81,1559 July 2019 Managed money +20,961 Producers, merchants, processors and users −120,915 Swap dealers +72,3436 August 2019 Managed money +22,258 Producers, merchants, processors and users −117,237 Swap dealers +73,6283 September 2019 Managed money −1,333 Producers, merchants, processors and users −106,775 Swap dealers +71,9701 October 2019 Managed money +2,713 Producers, merchants, processors and users −91,202 Swap dealers +63,27029 October 2019 Managed money +38,273 Producers, merchants, processors and users −114,116 Swap dealers +75,99826 November 2019 Managed money +79,967 Producers, merchants, processors and users −144,679 Swap dealers +87,71024 December 2019 Managed money +86,458 Producers, merchants, processors and users −158,279 Swap dealers +88,85821 January 2020 Managed money +85,392 Producers, merchants, processors and users −162,463 Swap dealers +94,42718 February 2020 Managed money +30,312 Producers, merchants, processors and users −130,617 Swap dealers +89,53417 March 2020 Managed money −1,874 Producers, merchants, processors and users −81,574 Swap dealers +71,82814 April 2020 Managed money +83 Producers, merchants, processors and users −92,797 Swap dealers +68,85512 May 2020 Managed money +10,618 Producers, merchants, processors and users −102,568 Swap dealers +71,3249 June 2020 Managed money +19,315 Producers, merchants, processors and users −107,392 Swap dealers +82,5837 July 2020 Managed money +21,455 Producers, merchants, processors and users −104,135 Swap dealers +84,2214 August 2020 Managed money +35,898 Producers, merchants, processors and users −118,320 Swap dealers +84,9441 September 2020 Managed money +56,308 Producers, merchants, processors and users −137,008 Swap dealers +84,06529 September 2020 Managed money +59,763 Producers, merchants, processors and users −135,130 Swap dealers +81,07827 October 2020 Managed money +13,650 Producers, merchants, processors and users −97,020 Swap dealers +72,41024 November 2020 Managed money +37,422 Producers, merchants, processors and users −104,870 Swap dealers +69,19521 December 2020 Managed money +45,777 Producers, merchants, processors and users −118,948 Swap dealers +67,94119 January 2021 Managed money +42,388 Producers, merchants, processors and users −121,133 Swap dealers +80,30816 February 2021 Managed money +87,113 Producers, merchants, processors and users −166,735 Swap dealers +84,72416 March 2021 Managed money +78,689 Producers, merchants, processors and users −160,135 Swap dealers +84,12713 April 2021 Managed money +82,858 Producers, merchants, processors and users −166,433 Swap dealers +86,18111 May 2021 Managed money +50,128 Producers, merchants, processors and users −146,626 Swap dealers +88,7778 June 2021 Managed money +50,427 Producers, merchants, processors and users −142,601 Swap dealers +86,6666 July 2021 Managed money +58,417 Producers, merchants, processors and users −151,776 Swap dealers +87,8043 August 2021 Managed money +61,678 Producers, merchants, processors and users −142,815 Swap dealers +84,76731 August 2021 Managed money +80,207 Producers, merchants, processors and users −160,142 Swap dealers +86,01328 September 2021 Managed money +26,898 Producers, merchants, processors and users −119,611 Swap dealers +85,86426 October 2021 Managed money +38,286 Producers, merchants, processors and users −123,510 Swap dealers +85,61523 November 2021 Managed money +63,907 Producers, merchants, processors and users −137,703 Swap dealers +84,31921 December 2021 Managed money +65,326 Producers, merchants, processors and users −139,106 Swap dealers +81,39418 January 2022 Managed money +58,212 Producers, merchants, processors and users −140,729 Swap dealers +82,65115 February 2022 Managed money +81,318 Producers, merchants, processors and users −153,260 Swap dealers +83,58515 March 2022 Managed money +37,428 Producers, merchants, processors and users −112,879 Swap dealers +77,83612 April 2022 Managed money +36,937 Producers, merchants, processors and users −117,098 Swap dealers +73,79810 May 2022 Managed money +27,773 Producers, merchants, processors and users −105,146 Swap dealers +69,3637 June 2022 Managed money +16,270 Producers, merchants, processors and users −94,474 Swap dealers +70,2625 July 2022 Managed money +9,117 Producers, merchants, processors and users −81,491 Swap dealers +60,9002 August 2022 Managed money +32,069 Producers, merchants, processors and users −97,285 Swap dealers +60,25830 August 2022 Managed money +57,997 Producers, merchants, processors and users −115,444 Swap dealers +57,71927 September 2022 Managed money +60,288 Producers, merchants, processors and users −112,220 Swap dealers +53,89325 October 2022 Managed money +63,552 Producers, merchants, processors and users −113,179 Swap dealers +51,47122 November 2022 Managed money +60,850 Producers, merchants, processors and users −104,948 Swap dealers +52,28420 December 2022 Managed money +67,127 Producers, merchants, processors and users −104,148 Swap dealers +51,03017 January 2023 Managed money +84,621 Producers, merchants, processors and users −112,156 Swap dealers +44,44714 February 2023 Managed money +101,831 Producers, merchants, processors and users −138,011 Swap dealers +45,22014 March 2023 Managed money +91,466 Producers, merchants, processors and users −133,374 Swap dealers +45,25611 April 2023 Managed money +89,431 Producers, merchants, processors and users −134,760 Swap dealers +47,0119 May 2023 Managed money +94,010 Producers, merchants, processors and users −139,082 Swap dealers +49,1006 June 2023 Managed money +112,803 Producers, merchants, processors and users −144,688 Swap dealers +47,3663 July 2023 Managed money +112,157 Producers, merchants, processors and users −141,766 Swap dealers +49,7471 August 2023 Managed money +100,581 Producers, merchants, processors and users −129,763 Swap dealers +49,88829 August 2023 Managed money +94,715 Producers, merchants, processors and users −127,318 Swap dealers +50,46226 September 2023 Managed money +103,763 Producers, merchants, processors and users −132,825 Swap dealers +54,56324 October 2023 Managed money +62,703 Producers, merchants, processors and users −103,162 Swap dealers +54,04721 November 2023 Managed money +35,170 Producers, merchants, processors and users −91,229 Swap dealers +55,31219 December 2023 Managed money +17,037 Producers, merchants, processors and users −83,611 Swap dealers +52,81016 January 2024 Managed money +13,410 Producers, merchants, processors and users −70,939 Swap dealers +48,32013 February 2024 Managed money +46,638 Producers, merchants, processors and users −100,184 Swap dealers +51,19612 March 2024 Managed money +67,347 Producers, merchants, processors and users −116,056 Swap dealers +49,4249 April 2024 Managed money +42,136 Producers, merchants, processors and users −95,031 Swap dealers +52,5527 May 2024 Managed money +40,754 Producers, merchants, processors and users −86,879 Swap dealers +49,5554 June 2024 Managed money +56,642 Producers, merchants, processors and users −93,059 Swap dealers +47,1732 July 2024 Managed money +68,711 Producers, merchants, processors and users −94,353 Swap dealers +51,68230 July 2024 Managed money +79,393 Producers, merchants, processors and users −100,443 Swap dealers +54,95027 August 2024 Managed money +41,656 Producers, merchants, processors and users −81,935 Swap dealers +60,38024 September 2024 Managed money +57,010 Producers, merchants, processors and users −86,348 Swap dealers +64,63422 October 2024 Managed money +92,825 Producers, merchants, processors and users −116,759 Swap dealers +65,71319 November 2024 Managed money +111,853 Producers, merchants, processors and users −124,737 Swap dealers +61,64717 December 2024 Managed money +136,213 Producers, merchants, processors and users −147,694 Swap dealers +59,75114 January 2025 Managed money +149,725 Producers, merchants, processors and users −151,161 Swap dealers +54,72211 February 2025 Managed money +136,369 Producers, merchants, processors and users −142,445 Swap dealers +54,17011 March 2025 Managed money +111,061 Producers, merchants, processors and users −126,645 Swap dealers +50,3988 April 2025 Managed money +117,617 Producers, merchants, processors and users −138,791 Swap dealers +51,6376 May 2025 Managed money +125,611 Producers, merchants, processors and users −134,316 Swap dealers +49,3733 June 2025 Managed money +124,738 Producers, merchants, processors and users −128,364 Swap dealers +45,1991 July 2025 Managed money +123,159 Producers, merchants, processors and users −130,709 Swap dealers +46,33829 July 2025 Managed money +124,946 Producers, merchants, processors and users −131,094 Swap dealers +47,10926 August 2025 Managed money +121,767 Producers, merchants, processors and users −130,141 Swap dealers +44,93023 September 2025 Managed money +121,070 Producers, merchants, processors and users −125,635 Swap dealers +40,07521 October 2025 Managed money +121,472 Producers, merchants, processors and users −133,662 Swap dealers +36,49318 November 2025 Managed money +96,027 Producers, merchants, processors and users −116,247 Swap dealers +45,45516 December 2025 Managed money +89,587 Producers, merchants, processors and users −117,913 Swap dealers +54,72613 January 2026 Managed money +100,338 Producers, merchants, processors and users −131,724 Swap dealers +57,74110 February 2026 Managed money +106,639 Producers, merchants, processors and users −132,737 Swap dealers +59,36510 March 2026 Managed money +105,910 Producers, merchants, processors and users −126,384 Swap dealers +58,3387 April 2026 Managed money +129,416 Producers, merchants, processors and users −147,290 Swap dealers +59,5145 May 2026 Managed money +138,018 Producers, merchants, processors and users −148,667 Swap dealers +59,6312 June 2026 Managed money +116,107 Producers, merchants, processors and users −122,247 Swap dealers +55,58130 June 2026 Managed money +119,440 Producers, merchants, processors and users −134,849 Swap dealers +57,34228 July 2026 Managed money +67,025 Producers, merchants, processors and users −98,985 Swap dealers +61,59625 August 2026 Managed money +59,729 Producers, merchants, processors and users −94,332 Swap dealers +65,75722 September 2026 Managed money +49,090 Producers, merchants, processors and users −87,543 Swap dealers +64,31620 October 2026 Managed money +51,102 Producers, merchants, processors and users −95,279 Swap dealers +72,284

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22 October 2024 Managed money +92,825 Producers, merchants, processors and users −116,759 Swap dealers +65,71329 October 2024 Managed money +100,516 Producers, merchants, processors and users −124,947 Swap dealers +67,2175 November 2024 Managed money +101,453 Producers, merchants, processors and users −122,065 Swap dealers +66,80612 November 2024 Managed money +107,043 Producers, merchants, processors and users −125,821 Swap dealers +65,15819 November 2024 Managed money +111,853 Producers, merchants, processors and users −124,737 Swap dealers +61,64726 November 2024 Managed money +118,350 Producers, merchants, processors and users −128,748 Swap dealers +58,5453 December 2024 Managed money +123,878 Producers, merchants, processors and users −129,654 Swap dealers +56,92710 December 2024 Managed money +128,762 Producers, merchants, processors and users −137,252 Swap dealers +59,33817 December 2024 Managed money +136,213 Producers, merchants, processors and users −147,694 Swap dealers +59,75124 December 2024 Managed money +132,096 Producers, merchants, processors and users −138,814 Swap dealers +57,34531 December 2024 Managed money +131,198 Producers, merchants, processors and users −137,408 Swap dealers +56,9317 January 2025 Managed money +144,486 Producers, merchants, processors and users −148,856 Swap dealers +55,57014 January 2025 Managed money +149,725 Producers, merchants, processors and users −151,161 Swap dealers +54,72221 January 2025 Managed money +149,756 Producers, merchants, processors and users −146,034 Swap dealers +55,22428 January 2025 Managed money +156,836 Producers, merchants, processors and users −148,951 Swap dealers +56,3494 February 2025 Managed money +152,303 Producers, merchants, processors and users −146,472 Swap dealers +54,58411 February 2025 Managed money +136,369 Producers, merchants, processors and users −142,445 Swap dealers +54,17018 February 2025 Managed money +127,603 Producers, merchants, processors and users −138,946 Swap dealers +53,45425 February 2025 Managed money +120,010 Producers, merchants, processors and users −133,312 Swap dealers +52,3874 March 2025 Managed money +110,524 Producers, merchants, processors and users −121,012 Swap dealers +52,02611 March 2025 Managed money +111,061 Producers, merchants, processors and users −126,645 Swap dealers +50,39818 March 2025 Managed money +118,029 Producers, merchants, processors and users −130,886 Swap dealers +50,02425 March 2025 Managed money +136,592 Producers, merchants, processors and users −145,777 Swap dealers +51,2131 April 2025 Managed money +139,126 Producers, merchants, processors and users −149,662 Swap dealers +51,6898 April 2025 Managed money +117,617 Producers, merchants, processors and users −138,791 Swap dealers +51,63715 April 2025 Managed money +103,264 Producers, merchants, processors and users −125,024 Swap dealers +50,27322 April 2025 Managed money +115,353 Producers, merchants, processors and users −128,571 Swap dealers +50,15829 April 2025 Managed money +122,493 Producers, merchants, processors and users −133,196 Swap dealers +50,3336 May 2025 Managed money +125,611 Producers, merchants, processors and users −134,316 Swap dealers +49,37313 May 2025 Managed money +127,889 Producers, merchants, processors and users −135,811 Swap dealers +47,99520 May 2025 Managed money +126,037 Producers, merchants, processors and users −127,704 Swap dealers +47,29427 May 2025 Managed money +123,651 Producers, merchants, processors and users −124,347 Swap dealers +46,8183 June 2025 Managed money +124,738 Producers, merchants, processors and users −128,364 Swap dealers +45,19910 June 2025 Managed money +131,728 Producers, merchants, processors and users −139,589 Swap dealers +45,11717 June 2025 Managed money +130,305 Producers, merchants, processors and users −134,430 Swap dealers +45,86324 June 2025 Managed money +127,553 Producers, merchants, processors and users −132,933 Swap dealers +45,9531 July 2025 Managed money +123,159 Producers, merchants, processors and users −130,709 Swap dealers +46,3388 July 2025 Managed money +123,764 Producers, merchants, processors and users −126,083 Swap dealers +47,16715 July 2025 Managed money +126,572 Producers, merchants, processors and users −128,807 Swap dealers +46,94722 July 2025 Managed money +126,295 Producers, merchants, processors and users −132,857 Swap dealers +46,84029 July 2025 Managed money +124,946 Producers, merchants, processors and users −131,094 Swap dealers +47,1095 August 2025 Managed money +121,467 Producers, merchants, processors and users −132,878 Swap dealers +49,14912 August 2025 Managed money +119,993 Producers, merchants, processors and users −132,074 Swap dealers +48,70719 August 2025 Managed money +120,489 Producers, merchants, processors and users −131,687 Swap dealers +47,10526 August 2025 Managed money +121,767 Producers, merchants, processors and users −130,141 Swap dealers +44,9302 September 2025 Managed money +126,530 Producers, merchants, processors and users −131,832 Swap dealers +42,3149 September 2025 Managed money +127,272 Producers, merchants, processors and users −127,553 Swap dealers +40,71316 September 2025 Managed money +123,750 Producers, merchants, processors and users −124,648 Swap dealers +41,30023 September 2025 Managed money +121,070 Producers, merchants, processors and users −125,635 Swap dealers +40,07530 September 2025 Managed money +112,431 Producers, merchants, processors and users −124,137 Swap dealers +39,8737 October 2025 Managed money +113,599 Producers, merchants, processors and users −127,421 Swap dealers +39,97214 October 2025 Managed money +120,224 Producers, merchants, processors and users −136,387 Swap dealers +38,09621 October 2025 Managed money +121,472 Producers, merchants, processors and users −133,662 Swap dealers +36,49328 October 2025 Managed money +115,139 Producers, merchants, processors and users −130,579 Swap dealers +39,1584 November 2025 Managed money +107,500 Producers, merchants, processors and users −122,060 Swap dealers +40,83010 November 2025 Managed money +101,177 Producers, merchants, processors and users −120,020 Swap dealers +43,87818 November 2025 Managed money +96,027 Producers, merchants, processors and users −116,247 Swap dealers +45,45525 November 2025 Managed money +91,268 Producers, merchants, processors and users −116,070 Swap dealers +46,0322 December 2025 Managed money +81,836 Producers, merchants, processors and users −111,217 Swap dealers +48,7559 December 2025 Managed money +86,434 Producers, merchants, processors and users −115,751 Swap dealers +53,77716 December 2025 Managed money +89,587 Producers, merchants, processors and users −117,913 Swap dealers +54,72623 December 2025 Managed money +93,314 Producers, merchants, processors and users −122,404 Swap dealers +56,74830 December 2025 Managed money +92,214 Producers, merchants, processors and users −121,920 Swap dealers +56,3076 January 2026 Managed money +93,727 Producers, merchants, processors and users −125,745 Swap dealers +56,85013 January 2026 Managed money +100,338 Producers, merchants, processors and users −131,724 Swap dealers +57,74120 January 2026 Managed money +101,471 Producers, merchants, processors and users −134,559 Swap dealers +57,08727 January 2026 Managed money +104,399 Producers, merchants, processors and users −132,837 Swap dealers +55,3113 February 2026 Managed money +111,771 Producers, merchants, processors and users −135,174 Swap dealers +55,51710 February 2026 Managed money +106,639 Producers, merchants, processors and users −132,737 Swap dealers +59,36517 February 2026 Managed money +115,052 Producers, merchants, processors and users −137,947 Swap dealers +59,59424 February 2026 Managed money +116,963 Producers, merchants, processors and users −139,589 Swap dealers +62,3843 March 2026 Managed money +112,044 Producers, merchants, processors and users −134,651 Swap dealers +60,15810 March 2026 Managed money +105,910 Producers, merchants, processors and users −126,384 Swap dealers +58,33817 March 2026 Managed money +103,143 Producers, merchants, processors and users −123,957 Swap dealers +58,68624 March 2026 Managed money +107,593 Producers, merchants, processors and users −124,859 Swap dealers +55,66131 March 2026 Managed money +119,553 Producers, merchants, processors and users −133,718 Swap dealers +56,1847 April 2026 Managed money +129,416 Producers, merchants, processors and users −147,290 Swap dealers +59,51414 April 2026 Managed money +132,839 Producers, merchants, processors and users −151,522 Swap dealers +60,39821 April 2026 Managed money +132,816 Producers, merchants, processors and users −146,931 Swap dealers +60,81928 April 2026 Managed money +131,560 Producers, merchants, processors and users −147,164 Swap dealers +60,6855 May 2026 Managed money +138,018 Producers, merchants, processors and users −148,667 Swap dealers +59,63112 May 2026 Managed money +128,954 Producers, merchants, processors and users −137,390 Swap dealers +59,61319 May 2026 Managed money +127,747 Producers, merchants, processors and users −137,937 Swap dealers +59,63926 May 2026 Managed money +120,542 Producers, merchants, processors and users −130,707 Swap dealers +55,3742 June 2026 Managed money +116,107 Producers, merchants, processors and users −122,247 Swap dealers +55,5819 June 2026 Managed money +109,072 Producers, merchants, processors and users −128,829 Swap dealers +57,19116 June 2026 Managed money +122,805 Producers, merchants, processors and users −138,731 Swap dealers +56,63323 June 2026 Managed money +125,583 Producers, merchants, processors and users −141,088 Swap dealers +56,63030 June 2026 Managed money +119,440 Producers, merchants, processors and users −134,849 Swap dealers +57,3427 July 2026 Managed money +114,908 Producers, merchants, processors and users −129,405 Swap dealers +58,51214 July 2026 Managed money +98,135 Producers, merchants, processors and users −121,261 Swap dealers +59,93721 July 2026 Managed money +75,681 Producers, merchants, processors and users −112,021 Swap dealers +63,09628 July 2026 Managed money +67,025 Producers, merchants, processors and users −98,985 Swap dealers +61,5964 August 2026 Managed money +64,966 Producers, merchants, processors and users −96,909 Swap dealers +61,17011 August 2026 Managed money +65,949 Producers, merchants, processors and users −98,530 Swap dealers +63,36918 August 2026 Managed money +62,967 Producers, merchants, processors and users −94,662 Swap dealers +64,26025 August 2026 Managed money +59,729 Producers, merchants, processors and users −94,332 Swap dealers +65,7571 September 2026 Managed money +48,851 Producers, merchants, processors and users −88,111 Swap dealers +68,8188 September 2026 Managed money +48,905 Producers, merchants, processors and users −86,862 Swap dealers +65,23315 September 2026 Managed money +47,696 Producers, merchants, processors and users −86,328 Swap dealers +65,22422 September 2026 Managed money +49,090 Producers, merchants, processors and users −87,543 Swap dealers +64,31629 September 2026 Managed money +53,193 Producers, merchants, processors and users −95,274 Swap dealers +65,2816 October 2026 Managed money +50,695 Producers, merchants, processors and users −90,608 Swap dealers +67,70713 October 2026 Managed money +48,218 Producers, merchants, processors and users −91,927 Swap dealers +72,36220 October 2026 Managed money +51,102 Producers, merchants, processors and users −95,279 Swap dealers +72,284

The lines

Managed money+51,102
Producers, merchants, processors and users−95,279
Swap dealers+72,284

Each point is one week of LIVE CATTLE futures from the CFTC's Disaggregated report (futures only): the net position, long contracts less short contracts, of one group of traders, or all open contracts. The chart shows up to the newest ten years. Pointing at the chart shows the week and the value.

Select a line to followLatest: 20 Oct 2026

Managed money, net+51,102
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net−95,279
Swap dealers, net+72,284

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The latest week of LIVE CATTLE futures beside the one before it and the nearest ones a year and five years earlier. The weeks of the last two years and every group's long and short are in the tables under "The numbers behind the chart".

Positions in LIVE CATTLE futures in the week of 20 October 2026 beside earlier weeks (contracts)
Measure	Latest	The week before	A year earlier	Five years earlier
Week	20 October 2026	13 October 2026	14 October 2025	19 October 2021
Open interest	289,575	293,427	366,119	276,771
Managed money, net	+51,102	+48,218	+120,224	+40,850
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	−95,279	−91,927	−136,387	−124,628
Swap dealers, net	+72,284	+72,362	+38,096	+84,803

The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.

Observed 20 Oct 2026.

Right now

Managed money held a net long position of 51,102 contracts in LIVE CATTLE futures in the week to 20 October 2026, the largest net long since the week of 29 September 2026.

The producers, merchants, processors and users were net short 95,279 contracts that week, and swap dealers net long 72,284 contracts.

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Open interestLIVE CATTLE, week of 20 October 2026

Open interest was 289,575 contracts in the week to 20 October 2026, the most since the week of 13 October 2026.

−3,852 contracts from the week before, held by 383 reporting traders.

See the long and short of each group

RecordsOurs, since the week of 13 June 2006

Open interest was highest at 451,531 contracts in the week of 23 April 2019.

Managed money held their largest net long, 156,836 contracts, in the week of 28 January 2025, and their largest net short, 10,478 contracts, in the week of 17 September 2019.

See each group's positions

The other groupsNet, and the last week larger

Producers, merchants, processors and users: net short 95,279 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 11 August 2026.

Swap dealers: net long 72,284 contracts, the largest net long since the week of 13 October 2026.

Other reportable traders: net short 20,372 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 13 October 2026.

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Understanding the futures positions report

Where it stands today

Managed money were net long 51,102 contracts in LIVE CATTLE futures in the week of 20 October 2026.

Who are the groups in the report?

The CFTC's Disaggregated report, one of its Commitments of Traders reports, gives the positions held in each commodity futures market on a Tuesday, sorted by kind of trader: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, other reportable traders and traders below the reporting level.

A position is a number of contracts, long or short; swap dealers, managed money and other reportables also report spread positions, which hold both. The CFTC assigns each reporting trader to a group from the business the trader reports. This page uses the report's futures-only figures, which leave out options. The report gives the contract size of LIVE CATTLE futures as (CONTRACTS OF 40,000 POUNDS), and the market as LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE.

What 500metrics adds: net positions (long less short, which leave out spread positions), the change from the week before, the records since the week of 13 June 2006, and the last week a group's net position was larger on the same side.

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How were the LIVE CATTLE positions split between long and short?Week of 20 October 2026, contracts

Long, short and spread positions of each group in LIVE CATTLE futures (LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE), week of 20 October 2026 (contracts; net is ours)
Group	Long	Short	Spread	Net
Managed money	74,450	23,348	46,681	+51,102
Producers, merchants, processors and users	41,092	136,371	n/a	−95,279
Swap dealers	75,097	2,813	1,609	+72,284
Other reportable traders	11,233	31,605	15,397	−20,372
Nonreportable (below the reporting level)	24,016	31,751	n/a	−7,735

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What were the net positions in LIVE CATTLE futures each week?104 weeks, newest first, since 29 October 2024

Open interest and net positions in LIVE CATTLE futures by week, newest first (contracts; net is ours)
Week	Open interest	Managed money, net	Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	Swap dealers, net	Other reportable traders, net
20 October 2026	289,575	+51,102	−95,279	+72,284	−20,372
13 October 2026	293,427	+48,218	−91,927	+72,362	−21,892
6 October 2026	293,647	+50,695	−90,608	+67,707	−21,303
29 September 2026	293,639	+53,193	−95,274	+65,281	−18,025
22 September 2026	284,889	+49,090	−87,543	+64,316	−20,778
15 September 2026	282,118	+47,696	−86,328	+65,224	−18,928
8 September 2026	294,350	+48,905	−86,862	+65,233	−19,882
1 September 2026	300,731	+48,851	−88,111	+68,818	−21,471
25 August 2026	288,743	+59,729	−94,332	+65,757	−23,883
18 August 2026	280,826	+62,967	−94,662	+64,260	−23,383
11 August 2026	276,625	+65,949	−98,530	+63,369	−21,937
4 August 2026	291,760	+64,966	−96,909	+61,170	−21,378
28 July 2026	298,449	+67,025	−98,985	+61,596	−22,702
21 July 2026	303,089	+75,681	−112,021	+63,096	−20,667
14 July 2026	311,766	+98,135	−121,261	+59,937	−28,430
7 July 2026	316,893	+114,908	−129,405	+58,512	−33,240
30 June 2026	319,572	+119,440	−134,849	+57,342	−31,579
23 June 2026	328,903	+125,583	−141,088	+56,630	−28,431
16 June 2026	329,990	+122,805	−138,731	+56,633	−27,701
9 June 2026	317,380	+109,072	−128,829	+57,191	−26,586
2 June 2026	343,287	+116,107	−122,247	+55,581	−30,585
26 May 2026	349,927	+120,542	−130,707	+55,374	−33,706
19 May 2026	364,542	+127,747	−137,937	+59,639	−36,858
12 May 2026	354,995	+128,954	−137,390	+59,613	−34,449
5 May 2026	360,025	+138,018	−148,667	+59,631	−34,299
28 April 2026	350,035	+131,560	−147,164	+60,685	−31,222

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Open interest and net positions in LIVE CATTLE futures by week, newest first (contracts; net is ours) (continued)
Week	Open interest	Managed money, net	Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	Swap dealers, net	Other reportable traders, net
21 April 2026	339,003	+132,816	−146,931	+60,819	−30,343
14 April 2026	340,989	+132,839	−151,522	+60,398	−27,251
7 April 2026	343,368	+129,416	−147,290	+59,514	−25,400
31 March 2026	339,048	+119,553	−133,718	+56,184	−27,293
24 March 2026	334,831	+107,593	−124,859	+55,661	−25,446
17 March 2026	334,142	+103,143	−123,957	+58,686	−24,981
10 March 2026	334,594	+105,910	−126,384	+58,338	−24,499
3 March 2026	342,175	+112,044	−134,651	+60,158	−24,194
24 February 2026	341,685	+116,963	−139,589	+62,384	−25,217
17 February 2026	330,128	+115,052	−137,947	+59,594	−23,317
10 February 2026	325,815	+106,639	−132,737	+59,365	−20,883
3 February 2026	336,190	+111,771	−135,174	+55,517	−19,922
27 January 2026	332,214	+104,399	−132,837	+55,311	−15,421
20 January 2026	329,644	+101,471	−134,559	+57,087	−12,122
13 January 2026	324,599	+100,338	−131,724	+57,741	−14,399
6 January 2026	331,020	+93,727	−125,745	+56,850	−13,001
30 December 2025	327,077	+92,214	−121,920	+56,307	−14,027
23 December 2025	326,084	+93,314	−122,404	+56,748	−14,520
16 December 2025	322,316	+89,587	−117,913	+54,726	−13,656
9 December 2025	318,509	+86,434	−115,751	+53,777	−10,344
2 December 2025	331,171	+81,836	−111,217	+48,755	−8,186
25 November 2025	332,580	+91,268	−116,070	+46,032	−9,597
18 November 2025	333,615	+96,027	−116,247	+45,455	−11,972
10 November 2025	337,904	+101,177	−120,020	+43,878	−10,854
4 November 2025	341,083	+107,500	−122,060	+40,830	−10,056
28 October 2025	343,707	+115,139	−130,579	+39,158	−5,564
21 October 2025	362,689	+121,472	−133,662	+36,493	−5,429
14 October 2025	366,119	+120,224	−136,387	+38,096	−1,347
7 October 2025	366,696	+113,599	−127,421	+39,972	−4,354
30 September 2025	375,602	+112,431	−124,137	+39,873	−5,321
23 September 2025	386,579	+121,070	−125,635	+40,075	−15,477
16 September 2025	390,028	+123,750	−124,648	+41,300	−22,024
9 September 2025	384,954	+127,272	−127,553	+40,713	−20,594
2 September 2025	397,430	+126,530	−131,832	+42,314	−16,295
26 August 2025	391,206	+121,767	−130,141	+44,930	−15,490
19 August 2025	385,029	+120,489	−131,687	+47,105	−14,348
12 August 2025	382,088	+119,993	−132,074	+48,707	−13,852
5 August 2025	386,905	+121,467	−132,878	+49,149	−15,092
29 July 2025	402,195	+124,946	−131,094	+47,109	−18,316
22 July 2025	403,691	+126,295	−132,857	+46,840	−17,437
15 July 2025	395,052	+126,572	−128,807	+46,947	−22,127
8 July 2025	389,027	+123,764	−126,083	+47,167	−22,442
1 July 2025	386,565	+123,159	−130,709	+46,338	−19,051
24 June 2025	386,965	+127,553	−132,933	+45,953	−21,370
17 June 2025	382,318	+130,305	−134,430	+45,863	−21,645
10 June 2025	387,884	+131,728	−139,589	+45,117	−16,553
3 June 2025	410,436	+124,738	−128,364	+45,199	−21,455
27 May 2025	400,447	+123,651	−124,347	+46,818	−23,007
20 May 2025	390,812	+126,037	−127,704	+47,294	−22,621
13 May 2025	379,863	+127,889	−135,811	+47,995	−17,242
6 May 2025	382,737	+125,611	−134,316	+49,373	−16,980
29 April 2025	357,066	+122,493	−133,196	+50,333	−19,463
22 April 2025	341,123	+115,353	−128,571	+50,158	−16,347
15 April 2025	328,396	+103,264	−125,024	+50,273	−11,679
8 April 2025	357,846	+117,617	−138,791	+51,637	−9,897
1 April 2025	405,914	+139,126	−149,662	+51,689	−15,480
25 March 2025	401,304	+136,592	−145,777	+51,213	−18,605
18 March 2025	372,760	+118,029	−130,886	+50,024	−14,604
11 March 2025	357,600	+111,061	−126,645	+50,398	−13,726
4 March 2025	355,782	+110,524	−121,012	+52,026	−20,508
25 February 2025	363,192	+120,010	−133,312	+52,387	−18,778
18 February 2025	362,698	+127,603	−138,946	+53,454	−19,332
11 February 2025	367,803	+136,369	−142,445	+54,170	−22,945
4 February 2025	386,168	+152,303	−146,472	+54,584	−35,864
28 January 2025	390,843	+156,836	−148,951	+56,349	−37,792
21 January 2025	378,691	+149,756	−146,034	+55,224	−31,024
14 January 2025	370,032	+149,725	−151,161	+54,722	−26,440
7 January 2025	375,159	+144,486	−148,856	+55,570	−25,941
31 December 2024	350,533	+131,198	−137,408	+56,931	−27,220
24 December 2024	339,278	+132,096	−138,814	+57,345	−29,098
17 December 2024	350,422	+136,213	−147,694	+59,751	−25,435
10 December 2024	339,556	+128,762	−137,252	+59,338	−26,061
3 December 2024	352,483	+123,878	−129,654	+56,927	−26,834
26 November 2024	355,481	+118,350	−128,748	+58,545	−24,601
19 November 2024	346,308	+111,853	−124,737	+61,647	−26,666
12 November 2024	345,117	+107,043	−125,821	+65,158	−22,264
5 November 2024	357,246	+101,453	−122,065	+66,806	−22,615
29 October 2024	352,341	+100,516	−124,947	+67,217	−18,787

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What do these figures leave out, and how are they cited?Limits, dates and how to cite

What this number cannot tell you

Positions are those of the Tuesday the report is dated; the CFTC released the report on 23 October 2026.
A trader's group comes from the CFTC's own classification. Nonreportable positions are open interest less the reportable positions.
Net positions leave out spread positions, so a group's long and short do not account for all of its contracts.
Records and ranks are counted from the week of 13 June 2006, the start of this market's latest run of weekly reports. The CFTC can revise a week in a later report, and our collector keeps the earlier figure.
Contracts are not comparable between markets: the size of one is the CFTC's contract size above.
Market names are the CFTC's own, written as it writes them. 500metrics is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by any index provider, exchange or company named in them.

Observed 20 Oct 2026. Checked 29 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC.

How to cite this

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders, Disaggregated report (futures only), LIVE CATTLE - CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, week of 20 October 2026, released 23 October 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "What positions do traders hold in LIVE CATTLE futures?", https://500metrics.com/futures-positions/live-cattle.

Page updated 29 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC

Net positions in LIVE CATTLE futures each week: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, contracts

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