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Cotton to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The cotton to feeder cattle ratio is 0.002625 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.002625 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/CT): 381.0 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much cotton.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (99th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
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 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:09:45 GMT.
1Y average
0.002006
median 0.001925
1Y low
0.001627
Feb 6, 2026
1Y high
0.002716
Aug 21, 2026
Normal band
0.001794–0.002217
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.93σ
201 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: $0.8900 ÷ $339.10 = 0.002625. The inverse is 381.0.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to feeder cattle ratio today?
The cotton to feeder cattle ratio is 0.002625 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 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 381.0 — how many Pounds of cotton one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.