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Cattle to Soybeans Futures Ratio
The cattle to soybeans futures ratio is 0.1845 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Soybeans Futures at $12.23 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Soybeans Futures ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.1845 Bu of soybeans futures
Inverse (SOYBEAN-FUT/LC1): 5.419 — one Bushel of soybeans futures buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (3th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Soybeans Futures
¢12.23
per Bushel
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ US Cent per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of soybeans futures per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:34:51 GMT.
1Y average
0.2120
median 0.2134
1Y low
0.1665
Mar 12, 2026
1Y high
0.2463
Oct 14, 2025
Normal band
0.1979–0.2260
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.95σ
200 observations
Cattle to Soybeans Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/SOYBEAN-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Soybeans Futures price chart below.
LC1/SOYBEAN-FUT ratio line
How many Bu of Soybeans Futures one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/SOYBEAN-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/SOYBEAN-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Soybeans Futures 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 soybeans futures ratio
Cattle to Soybeans Futures ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Soybeans Futures price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of soybeans futures per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $12.23 = 0.1845. The inverse is 5.419.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 cattle to soybeans futures ratio today?
The cattle to soybeans futures ratio is 0.1845 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Soybeans Futures at $12.23 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to soybeans futures ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the soybeans futures price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of soybeans futures per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to soybeans futures ratio?
The inverse, soybeans futures to cattle, is 5.419 — how many Pounds of cattle one Bushel of soybeans futures buys.