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Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Select Ratio
The cattle to boxed beef cutout, select ratio is 0.006160 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Boxed Beef Cutout, Select at $366.29 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Select ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.006160 cwt of boxed beef cutout, select
Inverse (BEEF-SELECT/LC1): 162.3 — one Hundredweight of boxed beef cutout, select buys that much cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (18th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Boxed Beef Cutout, Select
$366.29
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, select per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:25:27 GMT.
1Y average
0.006441
median 0.006575
1Y low
0.006016
Aug 18, 2026
1Y high
0.007433
Aug 5, 2026
Normal band
0.006210–0.006672
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.22σ
11 observations
Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Select ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/BEEF-SELECT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Boxed Beef Cutout, Select price chart below.
LC1/BEEF-SELECT ratio line
How many cwt of Boxed Beef Cutout, Select one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/BEEF-SELECT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/BEEF-SELECT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Boxed Beef Cutout, Select 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, select ratio
Cattle to Boxed Beef Cutout, Select ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Boxed Beef Cutout, Select price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, select per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $366.29 = 0.006160. The inverse is 162.3.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to boxed beef cutout, select ratio today?
The cattle to boxed beef cutout, select ratio is 0.006160 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Boxed Beef Cutout, Select at $366.29 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to boxed beef cutout, select ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the boxed beef cutout, select 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, select per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to boxed beef cutout, select ratio?
The inverse, boxed beef cutout, select to cattle, is 162.3 — how many Pounds of cattle one Hundredweight of boxed beef cutout, select buys.