CME LIVE CATTLE Bank Participation

Bank positions in CME LIVE CATTLE: all-bank net +46,474 contracts, positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026.

Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026 - report month 2026-10

Market	CME LIVE CATTLE
Months in dataset	155
Coverage	2013-11 to 2026-10
Months with a suppressed bank count	154
Latest US bank net, contracts	+23,957
Latest non-US bank net, contracts	+22,517
Latest all-bank net, contracts	+46,474

Bank positions, last 24 months

Month	US banks	US long	US short	US net	Non-US banks	Non-US long	Non-US short	Non-US net	All banks	All net
2026-10	suppressed	24,203	246	+23,957	suppressed	23,107	590	+22,517	12	+46,474
2026-09	suppressed	28,722	1,244	+27,478	suppressed	22,586	1,303	+21,283	12	+48,761
2026-08	suppressed	26,793	2,739	+24,054	suppressed	23,279	2,752	+20,527	12	+44,581
2026-07	suppressed	22,711	2,495	+20,216	suppressed	22,804	3,378	+19,426	12	+39,642
2026-06	suppressed	22,476	3,105	+19,371	suppressed	22,711	3,292	+19,419	12	+38,790
2026-05	suppressed	26,506	1,990	+24,516	suppressed	23,276	2,899	+20,377	12	+44,893
2026-04	suppressed	26,414	1,045	+25,369	suppressed	21,194	2,424	+18,770	12	+44,139
2026-03	suppressed	24,243	1,303	+22,940	suppressed	23,229	4,612	+18,617	12	+41,557
2026-02	suppressed	22,526	1,782	+20,744	suppressed	23,195	3,352	+19,843	12	+40,587
2026-01	suppressed	26,304	1,243	+25,061	suppressed	21,707	3,550	+18,157	13	+43,218
2025-12	suppressed	24,555	3,388	+21,167	suppressed	20,543	4,449	+16,094	13	+37,261
2025-11	suppressed	19,633	3,228	+16,405	suppressed	21,251	5,876	+15,375	12	+31,780
2025-10	suppressed	19,130	2,971	+16,159	suppressed	19,766	3,860	+15,906	12	+32,065
2025-09	suppressed	19,650	2,368	+17,282	suppressed	20,283	2,299	+17,984	12	+35,266
2025-08	suppressed	20,421	690	+19,731	suppressed	19,296	708	+18,588	11	+38,319
2025-07	suppressed	20,415	1,628	+18,787	suppressed	19,860	2,549	+17,311	11	+36,098
2025-06	suppressed	19,917	1,238	+18,679	suppressed	18,473	1,299	+17,174	11	+35,853
2025-05	suppressed	18,466	136	+18,330	suppressed	19,310	1,308	+18,002	11	+36,332
2025-04	suppressed	20,085	2,997	+17,088	suppressed	19,575	501	+19,074	12	+36,162
2025-03	suppressed	21,077	5,459	+15,618	suppressed	20,885	2,127	+18,758	11	+34,376
2025-02	suppressed	20,743	4,291	+16,452	suppressed	19,566	1,380	+18,186	11	+34,638
2025-01	suppressed	22,936	1,254	+21,682	suppressed	21,502	2,478	+19,024	11	+40,706
2024-12	suppressed	22,517	3,881	+18,636	suppressed	20,695	827	+19,868	12	+38,504
2024-11	suppressed	26,560	3,844	+22,716	suppressed	21,780	1,938	+19,842	12	+42,558

Net is gross long minus gross short; the report publishes gross positions and the net is computed here. A suppressed bank count means the group held fewer than four banks that month; the split was withheld, not zero. Months where the split was withheld are part of the record and stay in the table.

Source: CFTC Bank Participation Report, monthly, futures. Positions as of Tue 6 Oct 2026.