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Beef to Lead Futures Ratio
The beef to lead futures ratio is 0.2048 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Lead Futures at $1,910.33 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Beef to Lead Futures ratio
1.000 kg of beef = 0.2048 T of lead futures
Inverse (LEAD-FUT/BEEF): 4.884 — one Metric Ton of lead futures buys that much beef.
Above its 1 year average. (85th percentile of the last 1 year)
Beef
$391.15
per Kilogram
Lead Futures
$1,910.33
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of lead futures per Kilogram of beef. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:21:14 GMT.
1Y average
0.1989
median 0.1980
1Y low
0.1919
Aug 6, 2026
1Y high
0.2091
Aug 19, 2026
Normal band
0.1937–0.2042
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.11σ
13 observations
Beef to Lead Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BEEF/LEAD-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Beef / Lead Futures price chart below.
BEEF/LEAD-FUT ratio line
How many T of Lead Futures one kg of Beef buys, over 1Y.
BEEF/LEAD-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BEEF/LEAD-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Beef and Lead Futures 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 lead futures ratio
Beef to Lead Futures ratio = Beef price per Kilogram ÷ Lead Futures price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of lead futures per Kilogram of beef — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $391.15 ÷ $1,910.33 = 0.2048. The inverse is 4.884.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 beef to lead futures ratio today?
The beef to lead futures ratio is 0.2048 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Lead Futures at $1,910.33 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the beef to lead futures ratio?
Divide the beef price per Kilogram by the lead futures price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of lead futures per Kilogram of beef.
What is the inverse of the beef to lead futures ratio?
The inverse, lead futures to beef, is 4.884 — how many Kilograms of beef one Metric Ton of lead futures buys.