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Feeder Cattle to Zinc Ratio
The feeder cattle to zinc ratio is 0.08828 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Zinc at $3,841.40 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Zinc ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 0.08828 T of zinc
Inverse (ZINC/FC1): 11.33 — one Metric Ton of zinc buys that much feeder cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Zinc
$3,841.40
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of zinc per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:10 GMT.
1Y average
0.1094
median 0.1097
1Y low
0.08629
Aug 21, 2026
1Y high
0.1316
Aug 29, 2025
Normal band
0.1007–0.1182
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.42σ
202 observations
Feeder Cattle to Zinc ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/ZINC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Zinc price chart below.
FC1/ZINC ratio line
How many T of Zinc one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/ZINC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/ZINC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Zinc 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 zinc ratio
Feeder Cattle to Zinc ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Zinc price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of zinc per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $3,841.40 = 0.08828. The inverse is 11.33.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to zinc ratio today?
The feeder cattle to zinc ratio is 0.08828 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Zinc at $3,841.40 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to zinc ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the zinc 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 zinc per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to zinc ratio?
The inverse, zinc to feeder cattle, is 11.33 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Metric Ton of zinc buys.