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Beef to Cotton Ratio
The beef to cotton ratio is 439.5 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Beef to Cotton ratio
1.000 kg of beef = 439.494 Lb of cotton
Inverse (CT/BEEF): 0.002275 — one Pound of cotton buys that much beef.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (46th percentile of the last 1 year)
Beef
$391.15
per Kilogram
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ USD per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cotton per Kilogram of beef. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:57 GMT.
1Y average
440.2
median 441.4
1Y low
428.5
Aug 21, 2026
1Y high
459.3
Aug 19, 2026
Normal band
433.7–446.7
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.11σ
13 observations
Beef to Cotton ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BEEF/CT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Beef / Cotton price chart below.
BEEF/CT ratio line
How many Lb of Cotton one kg of Beef buys, over 1Y.
BEEF/CT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BEEF/CT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Beef and Cotton prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the beef to cotton ratio
Beef to Cotton ratio = Beef price per Kilogram ÷ Cotton price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cotton per Kilogram of beef — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $391.15 ÷ $0.8900 = 439.5. The inverse is 0.002275.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the beef to cotton ratio today?
The beef to cotton ratio is 439.5 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the beef to cotton ratio?
Divide the beef price per Kilogram by the cotton price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cotton per Kilogram of beef.
What is the inverse of the beef to cotton ratio?
The inverse, cotton to beef, is 0.002275 — how many Kilograms of beef one Pound of cotton buys.