Commodity ratio · live
Beef to Cattle Ratio
The beef to cattle ratio is 173.4 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Beef to Cattle ratio
1.000 kg of beef = 173.359 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/BEEF): 0.005768 — one Pound of cattle buys that much beef.
Above its 1 year average. (73th percentile of the last 1 year)
Beef
$391.15
per Kilogram
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Kilogram of beef. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:21 GMT.
1Y average
165.3
median 163.0
1Y low
140.6
Aug 6, 2026
1Y high
179.3
Aug 19, 2026
Normal band
157.8–172.8
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.08σ
11 observations
Beef to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BEEF/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Beef / Cattle price chart below.
BEEF/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one kg of Beef buys, over 1Y.
BEEF/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BEEF/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Beef 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 beef to cattle ratio
Beef to Cattle ratio = Beef price per Kilogram ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Kilogram of beef — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $391.15 ÷ $2.26 = 173.4. The inverse is 0.005768.
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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 cattle ratio today?
The beef to cattle ratio is 173.4 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the beef to cattle ratio?
Divide the beef price per Kilogram 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 Kilogram of beef.
What is the inverse of the beef to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to beef, is 0.005768 — how many Kilograms of beef one Pound of cattle buys.