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Natural Gas Futures to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The natural gas futures to feeder cattle ratio is 0.008257 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.80 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Natural Gas Futures to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 MMBtu of natural gas futures = 0.008257 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/NG-FUT): 121.1 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much natural gas futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (33th percentile of the last 1 year)
Natural Gas Futures
$2.80
per Million British Thermal Units
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Unit basis: USD per Million British Thermal Units ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:29:57 GMT.
1Y average
0.009519
median 0.008748
1Y low
0.006607
Apr 24, 2026
1Y high
0.01835
Dec 5, 2025
Normal band
0.007374–0.01166
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.59σ
199 observations
Natural Gas Futures to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NG-FUT/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Natural Gas Futures / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
NG-FUT/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one MMBtu of Natural Gas Futures buys, over 1Y.
NG-FUT/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NG-FUT/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Natural Gas Futures 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 natural gas futures to feeder cattle ratio
Natural Gas Futures to Feeder Cattle ratio = Natural Gas Futures price per Million British Thermal Units ÷ 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 Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.80 ÷ $339.10 = 0.008257. The inverse is 121.1.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 natural gas futures to feeder cattle ratio today?
The natural gas futures to feeder cattle ratio is 0.008257 — Natural Gas Futures at $2.80 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the natural gas futures to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the natural gas futures price per Million British Thermal Units 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 Million British Thermal Units of natural gas futures.
What is the inverse of the natural gas futures to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to natural gas futures, is 121.1 — how many Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas futures one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.