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Soybean Meal to Beef Ratio
The soybean meal to beef ratio is 0.8401 — Soybean Meal at $328.61 per Bushel divided by Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soybean Meal to Beef ratio
1.000 Bu of soybean meal = 0.8401 kg of beef
Inverse (BEEF/ZM): 1.190 — one Kilogram of beef buys that much soybean meal.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (46th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soybean Meal
$328.61
per Bushel
Beef
$391.15
per Kilogram
Unit basis: USD per Bushel ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of beef per Bushel of soybean meal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:32 GMT.
1Y average
0.8422
median 0.8405
1Y low
0.8073
Aug 19, 2026
1Y high
0.8745
Aug 6, 2026
Normal band
0.8277–0.8566
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.14σ
13 observations
Soybean Meal to Beef ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZM/BEEF ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soybean Meal / Beef price chart below.
ZM/BEEF ratio line
How many kg of Beef one Bu of Soybean Meal buys, over 1Y.
ZM/BEEF ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZM/BEEF ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soybean Meal and Beef prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the soybean meal to beef ratio
Soybean Meal to Beef ratio = Soybean Meal price per Bushel ÷ Beef price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of beef per Bushel of soybean meal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $328.61 ÷ $391.15 = 0.8401. The inverse is 1.190.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the soybean meal to beef ratio today?
The soybean meal to beef ratio is 0.8401 — Soybean Meal at $328.61 per Bushel divided by Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soybean meal to beef ratio?
Divide the soybean meal price per Bushel by the beef price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of beef per Bushel of soybean meal.
What is the inverse of the soybean meal to beef ratio?
The inverse, beef to soybean meal, is 1.190 — how many Bushels of soybean meal one Kilogram of beef buys.