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Feeder Cattle to Wheat Futures Ratio
The feeder cattle to wheat futures ratio is 0.4879 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Wheat Futures at $695.06 per Ounce.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Wheat Futures ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 0.4879 Oz of wheat futures
Inverse (ZW-FUT/FC1): 2.050 — one Ounce of wheat futures buys that much feeder cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (1th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Wheat Futures
$695.06
per Ounce
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Ounce. The ratio reads as Ounces of wheat futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:34:35 GMT.
1Y average
0.6269
median 0.6224
1Y low
0.4780
Jul 22, 2026
1Y high
0.7646
Oct 14, 2025
Normal band
0.5667–0.6871
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.31σ
196 observations
Feeder Cattle to Wheat Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/ZW-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Wheat Futures price chart below.
FC1/ZW-FUT ratio line
How many Oz of Wheat Futures one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/ZW-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/ZW-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Wheat 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 wheat futures ratio
Feeder Cattle to Wheat Futures ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Wheat Futures price per Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Ounces of wheat futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $339.10 ÷ $695.06 = 0.4879. The inverse is 2.050.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to wheat futures ratio today?
The feeder cattle to wheat futures ratio is 0.4879 — Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Wheat Futures at $695.06 per Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to wheat futures ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the wheat futures price per Ounce. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Ounces of wheat futures per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to wheat futures ratio?
The inverse, wheat futures to feeder cattle, is 2.050 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Ounce of wheat futures buys.