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Cotton to Feeder Cattle Ratio

The cotton to feeder cattle ratio is 0.002685 Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Feeder Cattle at $320.35 per 50,000 Pounds.

Prices as of Sep 16, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.

Pound
CT · USD per Pound
FC1 · USD per 50,000 Pounds

Cotton to Feeder Cattle ratio

0.002685+40.16% / 1Y

1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.002685 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle

Inverse (FC1/CT): 372.5 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much cotton.

Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (96th percentile of the last 1 year)

Cotton

$0.8600

per Pound

Feeder Cattle

$320.35

per 50,000 Pounds

Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:11:22 GMT.

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1Y average

0.002053

median 0.001956

1Y low

0.001627

Feb 6, 2026

1Y high

0.002936

Aug 28, 2026

Normal band

0.001787–0.002320

mean ± 1 std dev

Deviation from mean

+2.37σ

203 observations

Cotton to Feeder Cattle ratio charts

Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Feeder Cattle price chart below.

CT/FC1 ratio line

How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.

CT/FC1 ratio candles

Open, high, low and close of the CT/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.

Cotton 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 cotton to feeder cattle ratio

Cotton to Feeder Cattle ratio = Cotton 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 cotton — rather than a plain count.

Worked example, live prices: $0.8600 ÷ $320.35 = 0.002685. The inverse is 372.5.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cotton to feeder cattle ratio today?

The cotton to feeder cattle ratio is 0.002685 — Cotton at $0.8600 per Pound divided by Feeder Cattle at $320.35 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.

How do you calculate the cotton to feeder cattle ratio?

Divide the cotton 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 cotton.

What is the inverse of the cotton to feeder cattle ratio?

The inverse, feeder cattle to cotton, is 372.5 — how many Pounds of cotton one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.

Cotton to Feeder Cattle Ratio — 0.002685 Today | CommodityPriceAPI