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Wheat Futures to Feeder Cattle Ratio
The wheat futures to feeder cattle ratio is 2.050 — Wheat Futures at $695.06 per Ounce divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Wheat Futures to Feeder Cattle ratio
1.000 Oz of wheat futures = 2.050 50,000 lbs of feeder cattle
Inverse (FC1/ZW-FUT): 0.4879 — one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys that much wheat futures.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (99th percentile of the last 1 year)
Wheat Futures
$695.06
per Ounce
Feeder Cattle
$339.10
per 50,000 Pounds
Unit basis: USD per Ounce ÷ USD per 50,000 Pounds. The ratio reads as 50,000 Poundss of feeder cattle per Ounce of wheat futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:34:35 GMT.
1Y average
1.610
median 1.607
1Y low
1.308
Oct 14, 2025
1Y high
2.092
Jul 22, 2026
Normal band
1.451–1.770
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.75σ
196 observations
Wheat Futures to Feeder Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZW-FUT/FC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Wheat Futures / Feeder Cattle price chart below.
ZW-FUT/FC1 ratio line
How many 50,000 lbs of Feeder Cattle one Oz of Wheat Futures buys, over 1Y.
ZW-FUT/FC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZW-FUT/FC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Wheat 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 wheat futures to feeder cattle ratio
Wheat Futures to Feeder Cattle ratio = Wheat Futures price per Ounce ÷ 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 Ounce of wheat futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $695.06 ÷ $339.10 = 2.050. The inverse is 0.4879.
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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 wheat futures to feeder cattle ratio today?
The wheat futures to feeder cattle ratio is 2.050 — Wheat Futures at $695.06 per Ounce divided by Feeder Cattle at $339.10 per 50,000 Pounds, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the wheat futures to feeder cattle ratio?
Divide the wheat futures price per Ounce 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 Ounce of wheat futures.
What is the inverse of the wheat futures to feeder cattle ratio?
The inverse, feeder cattle to wheat futures, is 0.4879 — how many Ounces of wheat futures one 50,000 Pounds of feeder cattle buys.