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Coal to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The coal to feeder cattle ratio is 0.3878 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 T of coal = 0.3878 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/COAL): 2.579 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much coal.
Above its 1 year average. (88th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:12:05 GMT.
1Y average
0.3423
median 0.3527
1Y low
0.2715
Oct 17, 2025
1Y high
0.4629
Mar 12, 2026
Normal band
0.3026–0.3820
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.15σ
202 observations
Coal to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
COAL/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal 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 coal to feeder cattle ratio
Coal to Feeder Cattle ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ 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 Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $339.10 = 0.3878. The inverse is 2.579.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the coal to feeder cattle ratio today?
The coal to feeder cattle ratio is 0.3878 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton 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 Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to coal, is 2.579 — how many Metric Tons of coal one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.