Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The cattle to feeder cattle ratio is 0.006620 — Cattle at $2.12 per Pound divided by Feeder Cattle at $320.35 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Sep 4, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.006620 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/LC1): 151.1 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much cattle.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (50th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.12
per Pound
Feeder Cattle
$320.35
per 50,000 Pounds
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:57:12 GMT.
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1Y average
0.006649
median 0.006621
1Y low
0.005371
Nov 25, 2025
1Y high
0.008266
Feb 26, 2026
Normal band
0.006475–0.006824
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.17σ
200 observations
Cattle to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
LC1/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle 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 cattle to feeder cattle ratio
Cattle to Feeder Cattle ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ 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 Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: ¢2.12 ÷ $320.35 = 0.006620. The inverse is 151.1.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4430.58 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 66.24 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 91.48 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 96.28 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.98 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1824.38 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1398.80 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to feeder cattle ratio today?
The cattle to feeder cattle ratio is 0.006620 — Cattle at ¢2.12 per Pound divided by Feeder Cattle at $320.35 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound 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 Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to cattle, is 151.1 — how many Pounds of cattle one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.