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Cotton to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The cotton to feeder cattle ratio is 132.7 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Feeder Cattle at $0.01413 per kilogram.
Cotton is quoted per pound and feeder cattle per 50,000-pound lot, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Prices as of Sep 22, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 132.667 kg of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/CT): 0.007538 — one kilogram of feeder cattle buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (95th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$1.87
per kilogram
Feeder Cattle
$0.01413
per kilogram
Unit basis: USD per kilogram ÷ USD per kilogram. Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number. Prices as of Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:51:51 GMT.
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Cotton is quoted per pound and feeder cattle per 50,000-pound lot, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
1Y average
103.0
median 98.16
1Y low
81.36
Feb 6, 2026
1Y high
146.8
Aug 28, 2026
Normal band
89.51–116.5
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.20σ
202 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 kg of Feeder Cattle one kg 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 in USD per kilogram ÷ Feeder Cattle price in USD per kilogram
Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
Cotton is quoted per pound and feeder cattle per 50,000-pound lot, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Worked example, live prices: $1.87 per kilogram ÷ $0.01413 per kilogram = 132.7. The inverse is 0.007538.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to feeder cattle ratio today?
The cotton to feeder cattle ratio is 132.7 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Feeder Cattle at $0.01413 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.
How do you calculate the cotton to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the feeder cattle price per kilogram. Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
What is the inverse of the cotton to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to cotton, is 0.007538 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of feeder cattle buys.