Commodity ratio · live
Milk to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The milk to feeder cattle ratio is 0.04904 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Milk to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 Cwt of milk = 0.04904 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/MILK): 20.39 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much milk.
Above its 1 year average. (82th percentile of the last 1 year)
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Unit basis: USD per Hundredweight ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Hundredweight of milk. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:21:27 GMT.
1Y average
0.04622
median 0.04604
1Y low
0.03837
Jan 27, 2026
1Y high
0.05742
Nov 26, 2025
Normal band
0.04316–0.04929
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.92σ
202 observations
Milk to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the MILK/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Milk / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
MILK/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one Cwt of Milk buys, over 1Y.
MILK/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the MILK/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Milk 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 milk to feeder cattle ratio
Milk to Feeder Cattle ratio = Milk price per Hundredweight ÷ 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 Hundredweight of milk — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $16.63 ÷ $339.10 = 0.04904. The inverse is 20.39.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the milk to feeder cattle ratio today?
The milk to feeder cattle ratio is 0.04904 — Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the milk to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the milk price per Hundredweight 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 Hundredweight of milk.
What is the inverse of the milk to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to milk, is 20.39 — how many Hundredweights of milk one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.