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Beef to Soybean Meal Ratio
The beef to soybean meal ratio is 1.190 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Soybean Meal at $328.61 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Beef to Soybean Meal ratio
1.000 kg of beef = 1.190 Bu of soybean meal
Inverse (ZM/BEEF): 0.8401 — one Bushel of soybean meal buys that much beef.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (54th percentile of the last 1 year)
Beef
$391.15
per Kilogram
Soybean Meal
$328.61
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ USD per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of soybean meal per Kilogram of beef. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:32 GMT.
1Y average
1.188
median 1.190
1Y low
1.143
Aug 6, 2026
1Y high
1.239
Aug 19, 2026
Normal band
1.167–1.208
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.13σ
13 observations
Beef to Soybean Meal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BEEF/ZM ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Beef / Soybean Meal price chart below.
BEEF/ZM ratio line
How many Bu of Soybean Meal one kg of Beef buys, over 1Y.
BEEF/ZM ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BEEF/ZM ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Beef and Soybean Meal 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 soybean meal ratio
Beef to Soybean Meal ratio = Beef price per Kilogram ÷ Soybean Meal price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of soybean meal per Kilogram of beef — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $391.15 ÷ $328.61 = 1.190. The inverse is 0.8401.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the beef to soybean meal ratio today?
The beef to soybean meal ratio is 1.190 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Soybean Meal at $328.61 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the beef to soybean meal ratio?
Divide the beef price per Kilogram by the soybean meal price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of soybean meal per Kilogram of beef.
What is the inverse of the beef to soybean meal ratio?
The inverse, soybean meal to beef, is 0.8401 — how many Kilograms of beef one Bushel of soybean meal buys.