Commodity ratio · live
Beef to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The beef to feeder cattle ratio is 1.153 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Beef to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 kg of beef = 1.153 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/BEEF): 0.8669 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much beef.
Above its 1 year average. (82th percentile of the last 1 year)
Beef
$391.15
per Kilogram
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Kilogram of beef. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:39:45 GMT.
1Y average
1.095
median 1.085
1Y low
0.9616
Aug 6, 2026
1Y high
1.174
Aug 19, 2026
Normal band
1.045–1.145
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.17σ
11 observations
Beef to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BEEF/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Beef / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
BEEF/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one kg of Beef buys, over 1Y.
BEEF/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BEEF/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Beef and Feeder Cattle prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the beef to feeder cattle ratio
Beef to Feeder Cattle ratio = Beef price per Kilogram ÷ Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Kilogram of beef — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $391.15 ÷ $339.10 = 1.153. The inverse is 0.8669.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
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| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the beef to feeder cattle ratio today?
The beef to feeder cattle ratio is 1.153 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the beef to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the beef price per Kilogram by the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Kilogram of beef.
What is the inverse of the beef to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to beef, is 0.8669 — how many Kilograms of beef one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.