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Cobalt to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The cobalt to feeder cattle ratio is 166.0 — Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cobalt to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 T of cobalt = 165.998 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/COB): 0.006024 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much cobalt.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (99th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cobalt
$56,290.00
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 cobalt. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:10 GMT.
1Y average
145.9
median 153.2
1Y low
90.73
Sep 3, 2025
1Y high
187.8
Jan 7, 2026
Normal band
125.2–166.6
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.97σ
202 observations
Cobalt to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COB/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cobalt / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
COB/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one T of Cobalt buys, over 1Y.
COB/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COB/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cobalt 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 cobalt to feeder cattle ratio
Cobalt to Feeder Cattle ratio = Cobalt 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 cobalt — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $56,290.00 ÷ $339.10 = 166.0. The inverse is 0.006024.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cobalt to feeder cattle ratio today?
The cobalt to feeder cattle ratio is 166.0 — Cobalt at $56,290.00 per Metric Ton divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cobalt to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the cobalt 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 cobalt.
What is the inverse of the cobalt to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to cobalt, is 0.006024 — how many Metric Tons of cobalt one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.