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Feeder Cattle to Ethanol Ratio
The feeder cattle to ethanol ratio is 160.0 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon.
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 Ethanol ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 159.953 Gal of ethanol
Inverse (ETHANOL/FC1): 0.006252 — one Gallon of ethanol 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
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ethanol per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:18:51 GMT.
1Y average
195.7
median 190.9
1Y low
156.3
Aug 21, 2026
1Y high
249.0
Jan 14, 2026
Normal band
178.4–212.9
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.07σ
202 observations
Feeder Cattle to Ethanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/ETHANOL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Ethanol price chart below.
FC1/ETHANOL ratio line
How many Gal of Ethanol one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/ETHANOL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/ETHANOL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Ethanol 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 ethanol ratio
Feeder Cattle to Ethanol ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Ethanol price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of ethanol per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $2.12 = 160.0. The inverse is 0.006252.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to ethanol ratio today?
The feeder cattle to ethanol ratio is 160.0 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to ethanol ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the ethanol price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ethanol per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to ethanol ratio?
The inverse, ethanol to feeder cattle, is 0.006252 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Gallon of ethanol buys.