# Funds Enlarge Net Long Live Cattle Position; Sell Corn - Zia Commodities, LLC

> Managed money enlarged its net long live cattle position to 61,706 contracts in the week ended Tuesday, while commercial hedgers cut their net short. Live cattle open interest rose 4.49% to 297,676 contracts, and the most-active August contract settled at $184.42 per cwt.

- Date: 2024-07-01 · published 2024-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7981-funds-enlarge-net-long-live-cattle-position-sell-corn-zia-commodities-llc
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Rising fund long positions in cattle indicate speculative support for futures prices. Commercial hedgers reducing shorts can tighten the cattle futures market and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-22 | [USDA: 2025 Fed Cattle Prices Seen Higher - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24802-usda-2025-fed-cattle-prices-seen-higher-zia-commodities-llc.md) | +0.1% | +5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-13 | [2025 Red Meat, Poultry Production Seen Lower Than 2024 - Zia Commodities, LLC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30411-2025-red-meat-poultry-production-seen-lower-than-2024-zia-commodities-llc.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-31 | [Ongoing drought could spell lower future cattle supplies - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39265-ongoing-drought-could-spell-lower-future-cattle-supplies-rfd-tv.md) | +1.1% | +2.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-07-30 | [Beef prices set to surge further as farmers sell off cattle herds \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40628-beef-prices-set-to-surge-further-as-farmers-sell-off-cattle-herds-fox-business.md) | +0.1% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-11-21 | [Cattle on Feed report has positive news for producers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62169-cattle-on-feed-report-has-positive-news-for-producers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- ziacommodities.com: https://www.ziacommodities.com/funds-enlarge-net-long-live-cattle-position-sell-corn/

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