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Soybean Meal to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The soybean meal to feeder cattle ratio is 0.9802 — Soybean Meal at $327.76 per Bushel divided by Feeder Cattle at $334.38 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soybean Meal to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 Bu of soybean meal = 0.9802 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/ZM): 1.020 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much soybean meal.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (97th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soybean Meal
$327.76
per Bushel
Feeder Cattle
$334.38
per 50,000 Pounds
Unit basis: USD per Bushel ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Bushel of soybean meal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:20:10 GMT.
1Y average
0.8709
median 0.8712
1Y low
0.7244
Oct 14, 2025
1Y high
1.085
Feb 26, 2026
Normal band
0.8099–0.9319
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.79σ
201 observations
Soybean Meal to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZM/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soybean Meal / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
ZM/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one Bu of Soybean Meal buys, over 1Y.
ZM/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZM/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soybean Meal 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 soybean meal to feeder cattle ratio
Soybean Meal to Feeder Cattle ratio = Soybean Meal price per Bushel ÷ 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 Bushel of soybean meal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $327.76 ÷ $334.38 = 0.9802. The inverse is 1.020.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the soybean meal to feeder cattle ratio today?
The soybean meal to feeder cattle ratio is 0.9802 — Soybean Meal at $327.76 per Bushel divided by Feeder Cattle at $334.38 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soybean meal to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the soybean meal price per Bushel 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 Bushel of soybean meal.
What is the inverse of the soybean meal to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to soybean meal, is 1.020 — how many Bushels of soybean meal one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.