Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Ethanol Ratio
The cattle to ethanol ratio is 1.010 — Cattle at $2.12 per Pound divided by Ethanol at $2.10 per Gallon.
Prices as of Sep 4, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Ethanol ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 1.010 Gal of ethanol
Inverse (ETHANOL/LC1): 0.9902 — one Gallon of ethanol buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.12
per Pound
Ethanol
$2.10
per Gallon
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ethanol per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:22:24 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
1.294
median 1.277
1Y low
0.9995
Sep 3, 2026
1Y high
1.613
Jan 14, 2026
Normal band
1.178–1.410
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.44σ
202 observations
Cattle to Ethanol ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/ETHANOL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Ethanol price chart below.
LC1/ETHANOL ratio line
How many Gal of Ethanol one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/ETHANOL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/ETHANOL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Ethanol 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 ethanol ratio
Cattle to Ethanol ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Ethanol price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of ethanol per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: ¢2.12 ÷ $2.10 = 1.010. The inverse is 0.9902.
The flagship commodity ratios
Each of these has its own dedicated page with live pricing, a full year of history and range statistics.
Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4430.58 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 66.24 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 91.48 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 96.28 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.98 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1824.38 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1398.80 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to ethanol ratio today?
The cattle to ethanol ratio is 1.010 — Cattle at ¢2.12 per Pound divided by Ethanol at $2.10 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to ethanol ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the ethanol price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ethanol per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to ethanol ratio?
The inverse, ethanol to cattle, is 0.9902 — how many Pounds of cattle one Gallon of ethanol buys.