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Feeder Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice Ratio
The feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio is 0.8669 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice at $391.15 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 0.8669 cwt of boxed beef cutout, choice
Inverse (BEEF-CHOICE/FC1): 1.153 — one Hundredweight of boxed beef cutout, choice buys that much feeder cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (18th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice
$391.15
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, choice per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:22:09 GMT.
1Y average
0.9151
median 0.9214
1Y low
0.8520
Aug 19, 2026
1Y high
1.040
Aug 6, 2026
Normal band
0.8737–0.9566
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.16σ
11 observations
Feeder Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/BEEF-CHOICE ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice price chart below.
FC1/BEEF-CHOICE ratio line
How many cwt of Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/BEEF-CHOICE ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/BEEF-CHOICE ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio
Feeder Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, choice per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $391.15 = 0.8669. The inverse is 1.153.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio today?
The feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio is 0.8669 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice at $391.15 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the boxed beef cutout, choice price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, choice per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio?
The inverse, boxed beef cutout, choice to feeder cattle, is 1.153 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Hundredweight of boxed beef cutout, choice buys.