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Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice Ratio
The cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio is 0.005768 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice at $391.15 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.005768 cwt of boxed beef cutout, choice
Inverse (BEEF-CHOICE/LC1): 173.4 — one Hundredweight of boxed beef cutout, choice buys that much cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (27th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice
$391.15
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, choice per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:32 GMT.
1Y average
0.006062
median 0.006134
1Y low
0.005579
Aug 19, 2026
1Y high
0.007111
Aug 6, 2026
Normal band
0.005790–0.006333
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.08σ
11 observations
Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/BEEF-CHOICE ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice price chart below.
LC1/BEEF-CHOICE ratio line
How many cwt of Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/BEEF-CHOICE ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/BEEF-CHOICE ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio
Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, choice per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $391.15 = 0.005768. The inverse is 173.4.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio today?
The cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio is 0.005768 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice at $391.15 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the boxed beef cutout, choice price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, choice per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio?
The inverse, boxed beef cutout, choice to cattle, is 173.4 — how many Pounds of cattle one Hundredweight of boxed beef cutout, choice buys.