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Feeder Cattle to Lead Futures Ratio
The feeder cattle to lead futures ratio is 0.1751 — Feeder Cattle at $334.38 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Lead Futures at $1,909.83 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Lead Futures ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 0.1751 T of lead futures
Inverse (LEAD-FUT/FC1): 5.712 — one Metric Ton of lead futures buys that much feeder cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (26th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$334.38
per 50,000 Pounds
Lead Futures
$1,909.83
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of lead futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:30:31 GMT.
1Y average
0.1802
median 0.1815
1Y low
0.1428
Jan 16, 2026
1Y high
0.2036
Jun 30, 2026
Normal band
0.1715–0.1890
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.59σ
195 observations
Feeder Cattle to Lead Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/LEAD-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Lead Futures price chart below.
FC1/LEAD-FUT ratio line
How many T of Lead Futures one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/LEAD-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/LEAD-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Lead 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 lead futures ratio
Feeder Cattle to Lead Futures ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Lead Futures price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of lead futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $334.38 ÷ $1,909.83 = 0.1751. The inverse is 5.712.
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| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to lead futures ratio today?
The feeder cattle to lead futures ratio is 0.1751 — Feeder Cattle at $334.38 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Lead Futures at $1,909.83 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to lead futures ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the lead futures 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 lead futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to lead futures ratio?
The inverse, lead futures to feeder cattle, is 5.712 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Metric Ton of lead futures buys.