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Bitumen to Cattle Ratio
The bitumen to cattle ratio is 2014 — Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Bitumen to Cattle ratio
1.000 T of bitumen = 2,013.9 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/BIT): 0.0004965 — one Pound of cattle buys that much bitumen.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (99th percentile of the last 1 year)
Bitumen
¥4,544.00
per Metric Ton
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Metric Ton of bitumen. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:01 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (CNY and US Cent). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
1563
median 1497
1Y low
1157
Dec 16, 2025
1Y high
2069
Aug 20, 2026
Normal band
1357–1769
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.19σ
194 observations
Bitumen to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the BIT/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Bitumen / Cattle price chart below.
BIT/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one T of Bitumen buys, over 1Y.
BIT/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the BIT/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Bitumen 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 bitumen to cattle ratio
Bitumen to Cattle ratio = Bitumen price per Metric Ton ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Metric Ton of bitumen — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,544.00 ÷ $2.26 = 2014. The inverse is 0.0004965.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the bitumen to cattle ratio today?
The bitumen to cattle ratio is 2014 — Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the bitumen to cattle ratio?
Divide the bitumen price per Metric Ton 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 Metric Ton of bitumen.
What is the inverse of the bitumen to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to bitumen, is 0.0004965 — how many Metric Tons of bitumen one Pound of cattle buys.