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Cattle to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Ratio
The cattle to hot-rolled coil steel ratio is 0.001720 — Cattle at $2.13 per Pound divided by Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,238.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Sep 5, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.001720 T of hot-rolled coil steel
Inverse (HRC-STEEL/LC1): 581.4 — one Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.13
per Pound
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel
$1,238.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:37:07 GMT.
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1Y average
0.002362
median 0.002313
1Y low
0.001694
Sep 4, 2026
1Y high
0.003100
Sep 12, 2025
Normal band
0.002045–0.002678
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.03σ
202 observations
Cattle to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/HRC-STEEL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price chart below.
LC1/HRC-STEEL ratio line
How many T of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/HRC-STEEL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/HRC-STEEL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Hot-Rolled Coil Steel 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 hot-rolled coil steel ratio
Cattle to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: ¢2.13 ÷ $1,238.00 = 0.001720. The inverse is 581.4.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to hot-rolled coil steel ratio today?
The cattle to hot-rolled coil steel ratio is 0.001720 — Cattle at ¢2.13 per Pound divided by Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,238.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to hot-rolled coil steel ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the hot-rolled coil steel price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to hot-rolled coil steel ratio?
The inverse, hot-rolled coil steel to cattle, is 581.4 — how many Pounds of cattle one Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel buys.