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Feeder Cattle to Coal Ratio
The feeder cattle to coal ratio is 2.155 — Feeder Cattle at $320.35 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Coal at $148.65 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Sep 5, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Coal ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 2.155 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/FC1): 0.4640 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much feeder cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$320.35
per 50,000 Pounds
Coal
$148.65
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:54:39 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
2.929
median 2.817
1Y low
2.136
Sep 4, 2026
1Y high
3.683
Oct 17, 2025
Normal band
2.569–3.289
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.15σ
204 observations
Feeder Cattle to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Coal price chart below.
FC1/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Coal 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 coal ratio
Feeder Cattle to Coal ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of coal per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $320.35 ÷ $148.65 = 2.155. The inverse is 0.4640.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4430.58 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 66.24 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 91.48 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 96.28 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.98 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1824.38 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1398.80 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to coal ratio today?
The feeder cattle to coal ratio is 2.155 — Feeder Cattle at $320.35 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Coal at $148.65 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to coal ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the coal 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 coal per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to feeder cattle, is 0.4640 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Metric Ton of coal buys.