Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Beef Ratio
The cattle to beef ratio is 0.005655 — Cattle at $2.13 per Pound divided by Beef at $376.90 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Sep 5, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Beef ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.005655 kg of beef
Inverse (BEEF/LC1): 176.8 — one Kilogram of beef buys that much cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (22th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.13
per Pound
Beef
$376.90
per Kilogram
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of beef per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:17:43 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
0.005907
median 0.005762
1Y low
0.005561
Sep 2, 2026
1Y high
0.007111
Aug 6, 2026
Normal band
0.005613–0.006200
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.86σ
18 observations
Cattle to Beef ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/BEEF ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Beef price chart below.
LC1/BEEF ratio line
How many kg of Beef one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/BEEF ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/BEEF ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Beef prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cattle to beef ratio
Cattle to Beef ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Beef price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of beef per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: ¢2.13 ÷ $376.90 = 0.005655. The inverse is 176.8.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to beef ratio today?
The cattle to beef ratio is 0.005655 — Cattle at ¢2.13 per Pound divided by Beef at $376.90 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to beef ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the beef price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of beef per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to beef ratio?
The inverse, beef to cattle, is 176.8 — how many Pounds of cattle one Kilogram of beef buys.