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Beef to Milk Ratio
The beef to milk ratio is 23.52 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Beef to Milk ratio
1.000 kg of beef = 23.521 Cwt of milk
Inverse (MILK/BEEF): 0.04252 — one Hundredweight of milk buys that much beef.
Above its 1 year average. (85th percentile of the last 1 year)
Beef
$391.15
per Kilogram
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: USD per Kilogram ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of milk per Kilogram of beef. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:49:53 GMT.
1Y average
22.71
median 22.69
1Y low
21.65
Aug 5, 2026
1Y high
23.74
Aug 19, 2026
Normal band
22.06–23.36
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.25σ
13 observations
Beef to Milk ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BEEF/MILK ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Beef / Milk price chart below.
BEEF/MILK ratio line
How many Cwt of Milk one kg of Beef buys, over 1Y.
BEEF/MILK ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BEEF/MILK ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Beef and Milk 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 milk ratio
Beef to Milk ratio = Beef price per Kilogram ÷ Milk price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of milk per Kilogram of beef — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $391.15 ÷ $16.63 = 23.52. The inverse is 0.04252.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the beef to milk ratio today?
The beef to milk ratio is 23.52 — Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the beef to milk ratio?
Divide the beef price per Kilogram by the milk price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of milk per Kilogram of beef.
What is the inverse of the beef to milk ratio?
The inverse, milk to beef, is 0.04252 — how many Kilograms of beef one Hundredweight of milk buys.