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Feeder Cattle to Beef Ratio
The feeder cattle to beef ratio is 0.8628 — Feeder Cattle at $325.20 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Beef at $376.90 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Sep 4, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Beef ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 0.8628 kg of beef
Inverse (BEEF/FC1): 1.159 — one Kilogram of beef buys that much feeder cattle.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (33th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$325.20
per 50,000 Pounds
Beef
$376.90
per Kilogram
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of beef per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:51:34 GMT.
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1Y average
0.8918
median 0.8686
1Y low
0.8381
Sep 2, 2026
1Y high
1.040
Aug 6, 2026
Normal band
0.8478–0.9359
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.66σ
18 observations
Feeder Cattle to Beef ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/BEEF ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Beef price chart below.
FC1/BEEF ratio line
How many kg of Beef one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/BEEF ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/BEEF ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Beef 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 beef ratio
Feeder Cattle to Beef ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Beef price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of beef per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $325.20 ÷ $376.90 = 0.8628. The inverse is 1.159.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to beef ratio today?
The feeder cattle to beef ratio is 0.8628 — Feeder Cattle at $325.20 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Beef at $376.90 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to beef ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the beef price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of beef per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to beef ratio?
The inverse, beef to feeder cattle, is 1.159 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Kilogram of beef buys.