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Feeder Cattle to Cotton Ratio
The feeder cattle to cotton ratio is 381.0 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Cotton ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 381.011 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/FC1): 0.002625 — one Pound of cotton buys that much feeder cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (1th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:09:47 GMT.
1Y average
503.8
median 519.4
1Y low
368.2
Aug 21, 2026
1Y high
614.5
Feb 6, 2026
Normal band
454.2–553.4
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.48σ
201 observations
Feeder Cattle to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Cotton price chart below.
FC1/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Cotton 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 cotton ratio
Feeder Cattle to Cotton ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $0.8900 = 381.0. The inverse is 0.002625.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to cotton ratio today?
The feeder cattle to cotton ratio is 381.0 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to cotton ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the cotton price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cotton per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to feeder cattle, is 0.002625 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Pound of cotton buys.