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Feeder Cattle to Soybean Meal Ratio
The feeder cattle to soybean meal ratio is 0.9125 — Feeder Cattle at $324.83 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Soybean Meal at $355.96 per Bushel.
Prices as of Sep 5, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Feeder Cattle to Soybean Meal ratio
1.000 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle = 0.9125 Bu of soybean meal
Inverse (ZM/FC1): 1.096 — one Bushel of soybean meal buys that much feeder cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (1th percentile of the last 1 year)
Feeder Cattle
$324.83
per 50,000 Pounds
Soybean Meal
$355.96
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per 50,000 Pounds ÷ USD per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of soybean meal per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle. Prices as of Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:59:35 GMT.
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1Y average
1.144
median 1.138
1Y low
0.8893
Sep 3, 2026
1Y high
1.381
Oct 14, 2025
Normal band
1.055–1.233
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.60σ
203 observations
Feeder Cattle to Soybean Meal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the FC1/ZM ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Feeder Cattle / Soybean Meal price chart below.
FC1/ZM ratio line
How many Bu of Soybean Meal one 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle buys, over 1Y.
FC1/ZM ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the FC1/ZM ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Feeder Cattle and Soybean Meal 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 soybean meal ratio
Feeder Cattle to Soybean Meal ratio = Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds ÷ Soybean Meal price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of soybean meal per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $324.83 ÷ $355.96 = 0.9125. The inverse is 1.096.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the feeder cattle to soybean meal ratio today?
The feeder cattle to soybean meal ratio is 0.9125 — Feeder Cattle at $324.83 per 50,000 Pounds divided by Soybean Meal at $355.96 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the feeder cattle to soybean meal ratio?
Divide the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds by the soybean meal price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of soybean meal per 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle.
What is the inverse of the feeder cattle to soybean meal ratio?
The inverse, soybean meal to feeder cattle, is 1.096 — how many 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle one Bushel of soybean meal buys.