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Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The hot-rolled coil steel to feeder cattle ratio is 3.530 — Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 T of hot-rolled coil steel = 3.530 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/HRC-STEEL): 0.2833 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much hot-rolled coil steel.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (98th percentile of the last 1 year)
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel
$1,197.06
per Metric Ton
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:34:02 GMT.
1Y average
2.828
median 2.825
1Y low
2.103
Aug 29, 2025
1Y high
3.646
Aug 18, 2026
Normal band
2.431–3.224
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.77σ
202 observations
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HRC-STEEL/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Hot-Rolled Coil Steel / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
HRC-STEEL/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one T of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel buys, over 1Y.
HRC-STEEL/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HRC-STEEL/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel 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 hot-rolled coil steel to feeder cattle ratio
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Feeder Cattle ratio = Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price per Metric Ton ÷ 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 Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,197.06 ÷ $339.10 = 3.530. The inverse is 0.2833.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the hot-rolled coil steel to feeder cattle ratio today?
The hot-rolled coil steel to feeder cattle ratio is 3.530 — Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,197.06 per Metric Ton divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the hot-rolled coil steel to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the hot-rolled coil steel price per Metric Ton 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 Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel.
What is the inverse of the hot-rolled coil steel to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to hot-rolled coil steel, is 0.2833 — how many Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.