Lean Hogs futures COT positions and historical chart

Official market: LEAN HOGS · CME · Disaggregated Futures Only · 40,000 pounds

Latest report: 28 July 2026 · Current weekly data

Official CFTC dataset

Current positioning summary

Managed Money held a net-short Lean Hogs futures position of 19,118 contracts. The position increased by 8,673 contracts from the preceding available report. The position ranked in the 6th percentile of the latest 156 available reports.

Report date: 28 July 2026

Producer/Merchant/Processor/User

Long
36,286
Short
61,829
Spread
Net
-25,543
Weekly change
-4,862
Net / open interest
-9.51%
52 reports
88th percentile
156 reports
88th percentile

Swap Dealer

Long
73,058
Short
4,403
Spread
2,837
Net
+68,655
Weekly change
-518
Net / open interest
25.58%
52 reports
63th percentile
156 reports
88th percentile

Managed Money

Long
52,484
Short
71,602
Spread
49,262
Net
-19,118
Weekly change
+8,673
Net / open interest
-7.12%
52 reports
17th percentile
156 reports
6th percentile

Historical net position

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CFTC positioning observations
Report dateParticipantLongShortSpreadNetWeekly changeNet / OI4-report change52-report context
2026-07-28Other Reportables18,41641,72816,651-23,312-2,301-8.68%+54879th percentile
2026-07-28Non-Reportable19,38120,063-682-992-0.25%-2,70088th percentile
2026-07-28Producer/Merchant/Processor/User36,28661,829-25,543-4,862-9.51%-13,01588th percentile
2026-07-28Swap Dealer73,0584,4032,837+68,655-51825.58%-4,12663th percentile
2026-07-28Managed Money52,48471,60249,262-19,118+8,673-7.12%+19,29317th percentile
2026-07-21Other Reportables16,44937,46022,044-21,011+1,036-7.85%+2,54685th percentile
2026-07-21Non-Reportable20,43420,124+310-1,7650.11%-99190th percentile
2026-07-21Producer/Merchant/Processor/User36,63757,318-20,681-10,948-7.72%-1,96690th percentile
2026-07-21Swap Dealer73,2464,0732,221+69,173-3,71325.85%-5,45065th percentile
2026-07-21Managed Money48,00775,79848,528-27,791+15,390-10.38%+5,86112th percentile
2026-07-14Other Reportables14,59336,64025,255-22,047+1,984-7.74%+8,65583th percentile
2026-07-14Non-Reportable22,24820,173+2,075-780.72%+3,52498th percentile
2026-07-14Producer/Merchant/Processor/User45,78555,518-9,733-556-3.41%+3,80998th percentile
2026-07-14Swap Dealer76,7023,8161,970+72,886+1,44125.59%-1,44792th percentile
2026-07-14Managed Money47,76290,94350,414-43,181-2,791-15.16%-14,5412th percentile
2026-07-07Other Reportables12,85136,88228,026-24,031-171-8.10%-6,37179th percentile
2026-07-07Non-Reportable22,71020,557+2,153+1350.72%+1,722100th percentile
2026-07-07Producer/Merchant/Processor/User48,44257,619-9,177+3,351-3.09%+19,708100th percentile
2026-07-07Swap Dealer74,7783,3337,687+71,445-1,33624.09%+87087th percentile
2026-07-07Managed Money54,56494,95447,443-40,390-1,979-13.62%-15,9292th percentile
2026-06-30Other Reportables15,63639,49625,429-23,860-303-8.11%-6,65581th percentile
2026-06-30Non-Reportable21,77019,752+2,018+7170.68%+4,664100th percentile
2026-06-30Producer/Merchant/Processor/User49,46961,997-12,528+6,187-4.26%+20,922100th percentile
2026-06-30Swap Dealer75,8183,0375,647+72,781-1,84224.76%-36992th percentile
2026-06-30Managed Money51,63690,04748,447-38,411-4,759-13.07%-18,5622th percentile
2026-06-23Other Reportables17,48041,03721,580-23,557+7,145-8.13%+1,48483th percentile
2026-06-23Non-Reportable22,37421,073+1,301+2,7500.44%+3,245100th percentile
2026-06-23Producer/Merchant/Processor/User48,41967,134-18,715-5,173-6.45%+28,46198th percentile
2026-06-23Swap Dealer77,5642,9414,036+74,623+29025.75%+1,89498th percentile
2026-06-23Managed Money51,74485,39646,514-33,652-5,012-11.61%-35,0842th percentile
2026-06-16Other Reportables18,01348,71525,171-30,702-13,042-10.00%-69571th percentile
2026-06-16Non-Reportable23,16624,615-1,449-1,880-0.47%+1,58298th percentile
2026-06-16Producer/Merchant/Processor/User57,55271,094-13,542+15,343-4.41%+45,907100th percentile
2026-06-16Swap Dealer78,1603,8274,302+74,333+3,75824.21%+4,65698th percentile
2026-06-16Managed Money48,85677,49651,765-28,640-4,179-9.32%-51,4502th percentile
2026-06-09Other Reportables20,70738,36730,816-17,660-455-5.66%+13,88590th percentile
2026-06-09Non-Reportable25,10724,676+431+3,0770.13%+3,452100th percentile
2026-06-09Producer/Merchant/Processor/User50,53179,416-28,885+4,565-9.25%+33,376100th percentile
2026-06-09Swap Dealer76,6396,0643,104+70,575-2,57522.62%+2,95988th percentile
2026-06-09Managed Money50,41074,87154,657-24,461-4,612-7.84%-53,6722th percentile

How to interpret Lean Hogs positioning

What the contract represents

CME Lean Hogs futures represent 40,000 pounds of lean hog carcass value and are cash settled.

Categories traders monitor

Managed Money is compared with Producer/Merchant exposure from producers, packers and users.

Interpretation considerations

Breeding cycles, feed costs, disease, slaughter capacity and export demand shape livestock positioning over different horizons.

Important limitations

Cash-market and product-cut exposures are not fully represented, and participant intent is not reported.

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