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Feeder Cattle to Nickel Futures Ratio
The feeder cattle to nickel futures ratio is 0.01986 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Nickel Futures at $17,071.13 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Nickel Futures ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 0.01986 T of nickel futures
Inverse (NICKEL-FUT/FC1): 50.34 — one Metric Ton of nickel futures buys that much feeder cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (18th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Nickel Futures
$17,071.13
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of nickel futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:24:10 GMT.
1Y average
0.02138
median 0.02116
1Y low
0.01580
Jan 27, 2026
1Y high
0.02679
Dec 15, 2025
Normal band
0.01980–0.02296
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.96σ
202 observations
Feeder Cattle to Nickel Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/NICKEL-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Nickel Futures price chart below.
FC1/NICKEL-FUT ratio line
How many T of Nickel Futures one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/NICKEL-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/NICKEL-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Nickel 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 nickel futures ratio
Feeder Cattle to Nickel Futures ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Nickel Futures price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of nickel futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $17,071.13 = 0.01986. The inverse is 50.34.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to nickel futures ratio today?
The feeder cattle to nickel futures ratio is 0.01986 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Nickel Futures at $17,071.13 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to nickel futures ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the nickel 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 nickel futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to nickel futures ratio?
The inverse, nickel futures to feeder cattle, is 50.34 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Metric Ton of nickel futures buys.