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Copper Futures to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The copper futures to feeder cattle ratio is 0.01940 — Copper Futures at $6.58 per Pound divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Copper Futures to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 Lb of copper futures = 0.01940 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/HG-FUT): 51.53 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much copper futures.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (99th percentile of the last 1 year)
Copper Futures
$6.58
per Pound
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Pound of copper futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:34:36 GMT.
1Y average
0.01606
median 0.01610
1Y low
0.01225
Sep 9, 2025
1Y high
0.02129
Jan 28, 2026
Normal band
0.01448–0.01765
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.10σ
196 observations
Copper Futures to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HG-FUT/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Copper Futures / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
HG-FUT/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one Lb of Copper Futures buys, over 1Y.
HG-FUT/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HG-FUT/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Copper Futures and Feeder Cattle prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the copper futures to feeder cattle ratio
Copper Futures to Feeder Cattle ratio = Copper Futures price per Pound ÷ Feeder Cattle price per 50,000 Pounds
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Pound of copper futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $6.58 ÷ $339.10 = 0.01940. The inverse is 51.53.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the copper futures to feeder cattle ratio today?
The copper futures to feeder cattle ratio is 0.01940 — Copper Futures at $6.58 per Pound divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the copper futures to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the copper futures price per Pound by the feeder cattle price per 50,000 Pounds. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Pound of copper futures.
What is the inverse of the copper futures to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to copper futures, is 51.53 — how many Pounds of copper futures one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.