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Feeder Cattle to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Ratio
The feeder cattle to hot-rolled coil steel ratio is 0.2833 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 0.2833 T of hot-rolled coil steel
Inverse (HRC-STEEL/FC1): 3.530 — one Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel buys that much feeder cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (2th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel
$1,197.06
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:34:03 GMT.
1Y average
0.3608
median 0.3540
1Y low
0.2743
Aug 18, 2026
1Y high
0.4756
Aug 29, 2025
Normal band
0.3092–0.4124
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.50σ
202 observations
Feeder Cattle to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/HRC-STEEL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price chart below.
FC1/HRC-STEEL ratio line
How many T of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/HRC-STEEL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/HRC-STEEL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Hot-Rolled Coil Steel 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 hot-rolled coil steel ratio
Feeder Cattle to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $1,197.06 = 0.2833. The inverse is 3.530.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to hot-rolled coil steel ratio today?
The feeder cattle to hot-rolled coil steel ratio is 0.2833 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to hot-rolled coil steel ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the hot-rolled coil steel price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to hot-rolled coil steel ratio?
The inverse, hot-rolled coil steel to feeder cattle, is 3.530 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel buys.