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Cattle to Gold Ratio
The cattle to gold ratio is 0.0004795 — Cattle at $2.14 per Pound divided by Gold at $4,469.23 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Sep 4, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Gold ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.0004795 T.oz of gold
Inverse (XAU/LC1): 2086 — one Troy Ounce of gold buys that much cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (13th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.14
per Pound
Gold
$4,469.23
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of gold per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:27:12 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
0.0005393
median 0.0005350
1Y low
0.0003649
Jan 27, 2026
1Y high
0.0006962
Sep 5, 2025
Normal band
0.0004918–0.0005868
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.26σ
202 observations
Cattle to Gold ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/XAU ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Gold price chart below.
LC1/XAU ratio line
How many T.oz of Gold one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/XAU ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/XAU ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Gold 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 gold ratio
Cattle to Gold ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Gold price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of gold per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: ¢2.14 ÷ $4,469.23 = 0.0004795. The inverse is 2086.
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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 gold ratio today?
The cattle to gold ratio is 0.0004795 — Cattle at ¢2.14 per Pound divided by Gold at $4,469.23 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to gold ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the gold price per Troy Ounce. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Troy Ounces of gold per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to gold ratio?
The inverse, gold to cattle, is 2086 — how many Pounds of cattle one Troy Ounce of gold buys.