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Ethanol to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The ethanol to feeder cattle ratio is 0.006252 — Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Ethanol to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 Gal of ethanol = 0.006252 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/ETHANOL): 160.0 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much ethanol.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Unit basis: USD per Gallon ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Gallon of ethanol. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:18:48 GMT.
1Y average
0.005149
median 0.005237
1Y low
0.004016
Jan 14, 2026
1Y high
0.006398
Aug 21, 2026
Normal band
0.004714–0.005584
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.53σ
202 observations
Ethanol to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ETHANOL/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Ethanol / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
ETHANOL/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one Gal of Ethanol buys, over 1Y.
ETHANOL/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ETHANOL/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Ethanol 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 ethanol to feeder cattle ratio
Ethanol to Feeder Cattle ratio = Ethanol price per Gallon ÷ 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 Gallon of ethanol — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.12 ÷ $339.10 = 0.006252. The inverse is 160.0.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the ethanol to feeder cattle ratio today?
The ethanol to feeder cattle ratio is 0.006252 — Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the ethanol to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the ethanol price per Gallon 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 Gallon of ethanol.
What is the inverse of the ethanol to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to ethanol, is 160.0 — how many Gallons of ethanol one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.