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Soybean Meal to Cattle Ratio
The soybean meal to cattle ratio is 145.5 — Soybean Meal at $328.36 per Bushel divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soybean Meal to Cattle ratio
1.000 Bu of soybean meal = 145.530 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/ZM): 0.006871 — one Pound of cattle buys that much soybean meal.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (93th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soybean Meal
$328.36
per Bushel
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Bushel ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Bushel of soybean meal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:27:22 GMT.
1Y average
131.0
median 130.4
1Y low
110.4
Oct 1, 2025
1Y high
158.9
Feb 26, 2026
Normal band
122.4–139.6
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.69σ
199 observations
Soybean Meal to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZM/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soybean Meal / Cattle price chart below.
ZM/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one Bu of Soybean Meal buys, over 1Y.
ZM/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZM/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soybean Meal and 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 cattle ratio
Soybean Meal to Cattle ratio = Soybean Meal price per Bushel ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Bushel of soybean meal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $328.36 ÷ $2.26 = 145.5. The inverse is 0.006871.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the soybean meal to cattle ratio today?
The soybean meal to cattle ratio is 145.5 — Soybean Meal at $328.36 per Bushel divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soybean meal to cattle ratio?
Divide the soybean meal price per Bushel by the cattle price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cattle per Bushel of soybean meal.
What is the inverse of the soybean meal to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to soybean meal, is 0.006871 — how many Bushels of soybean meal one Pound of cattle buys.