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Feeder Cattle to Lumber Futures Ratio
The feeder cattle to lumber futures ratio is 0.5912 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 0.5912 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/FC1): 1.691 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much feeder cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (23th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:16:12 GMT.
1Y average
0.6137
median 0.6138
1Y low
0.4846
Jan 21, 2026
1Y high
0.7658
Nov 12, 2025
Normal band
0.5826–0.6447
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.72σ
202 observations
Feeder Cattle to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Lumber Futures price chart below.
FC1/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Lumber 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 lumber futures ratio
Feeder Cattle to Lumber Futures ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $573.54 = 0.5912. The inverse is 1.691.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to lumber futures ratio today?
The feeder cattle to lumber futures ratio is 0.5912 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to feeder cattle, is 1.691 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.