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Feeder Cattle to Natural Gas Futures Ratio
The feeder cattle to natural gas futures ratio is 121.1 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Natural Gas Futures at $2.80 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Natural Gas Futures ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 121.107 MMBtu of natural gas futures
Inverse (NG-FUT/FC1): 0.008257 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures buys that much feeder cattle.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (67th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Natural Gas Futures
$2.80
per Million British Thermal Units
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Million British Thermal Units. The ratio reads as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:29:57 GMT.
1Y average
109.6
median 114.3
1Y low
54.50
Dec 5, 2025
1Y high
151.4
Apr 24, 2026
Normal band
89.09–130.1
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.56σ
199 observations
Feeder Cattle to Natural Gas Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/NG-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Natural Gas Futures price chart below.
FC1/NG-FUT ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas Futures one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/NG-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/NG-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Natural Gas 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 natural gas futures ratio
Feeder Cattle to Natural Gas Futures ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Natural Gas Futures price per Million British Thermal Units
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $2.80 = 121.1. The inverse is 0.008257.
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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 natural gas futures ratio today?
The feeder cattle to natural gas futures ratio is 121.1 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Natural Gas Futures at $2.80 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to natural gas futures ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the natural gas futures price per Million British Thermal Units. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to natural gas futures ratio?
The inverse, natural gas futures to feeder cattle, is 0.008257 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures buys.