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Feeder Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Select Ratio
The feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, select ratio is 0.9258 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Boxed Beef Cutout, Select at $366.29 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Select ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 0.9258 cwt of boxed beef cutout, select
Inverse (BEEF-SELECT/FC1): 1.080 — one Hundredweight of boxed beef cutout, select buys that much feeder cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Boxed Beef Cutout, Select
$366.29
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, select per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:18:57 GMT.
1Y average
0.9724
median 0.9917
1Y low
0.9171
Aug 21, 2026
1Y high
1.087
Aug 5, 2026
Normal band
0.9375–1.007
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.34σ
11 observations
Feeder Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Select ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/BEEF-SELECT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Boxed Beef Cutout, Select price chart below.
FC1/BEEF-SELECT ratio line
How many cwt of Boxed Beef Cutout, Select one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/BEEF-SELECT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/BEEF-SELECT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Boxed Beef Cutout, Select 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, select ratio
Feeder Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Select ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Boxed Beef Cutout, Select price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, select per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $366.29 = 0.9258. The inverse is 1.080.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, select ratio today?
The feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, select ratio is 0.9258 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Boxed Beef Cutout, Select at $366.29 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, select ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the boxed beef cutout, select 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, select per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to boxed beef cutout, select ratio?
The inverse, boxed beef cutout, select to feeder cattle, is 1.080 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Hundredweight of boxed beef cutout, select buys.