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Feeder Cattle to Barley Ratio
The feeder cattle to barley ratio is 2.782 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Barley ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 2.782 T of barley
Inverse (NBLC1/FC1): 0.3595 — one Metric Ton of barley buys that much feeder cattle.
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Barley
$121.90
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of barley per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:21:47 GMT.
Feeder Cattle to Barley ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/NBLC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Barley price chart below.
FC1/NBLC1 ratio line
How many T of Barley one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for FC1/NBLC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
FC1/NBLC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/NBLC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for FC1/NBLC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Feeder Cattle and Barley 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 barley ratio
Feeder Cattle to Barley ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Barley price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of barley per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $121.90 = 2.782. The inverse is 0.3595.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to barley ratio today?
The feeder cattle to barley ratio is 2.782 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to barley ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the barley 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 barley per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to barley ratio?
The inverse, barley to feeder cattle, is 0.3595 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Metric Ton of barley buys.