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Feeder Cattle to Copper Futures Ratio
The feeder cattle to copper futures ratio is 51.53 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Copper Futures at $6.58 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Copper Futures ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 51.535 Lb of copper futures
Inverse (HG-FUT/FC1): 0.01940 — one Pound of copper futures 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
Copper Futures
$6.58
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of copper futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:34:36 GMT.
1Y average
62.88
median 62.12
1Y low
46.98
Jan 28, 2026
1Y high
81.64
Sep 9, 2025
Normal band
56.43–69.33
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.76σ
196 observations
Feeder Cattle to Copper Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/HG-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Copper Futures price chart below.
FC1/HG-FUT ratio line
How many Lb of Copper Futures one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/HG-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/HG-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Copper Futures 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 copper futures ratio
Feeder Cattle to Copper Futures ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Copper Futures price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of copper futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $6.58 = 51.53. The inverse is 0.01940.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to copper futures ratio today?
The feeder cattle to copper futures ratio is 51.53 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Copper Futures at $6.58 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to copper futures ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the copper futures price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of copper futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to copper futures ratio?
The inverse, copper futures to feeder cattle, is 0.01940 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Pound of copper futures buys.