Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Lamb Ratio
The cattle to lamb ratio is 0.003124 — Cattle at $2.12 per Pound divided by Lamb at $678.80 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Sep 4, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Lamb ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.003124 kg of lamb
Inverse (LAMB/LC1): 320.1 — one Kilogram of lamb buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (6th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.12
per Pound
Lamb
$678.80
per Kilogram
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of lamb per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:18:12 GMT.
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1Y average
0.003305
median 0.003311
1Y low
0.003084
Sep 4, 2026
1Y high
0.003845
Aug 5, 2026
Normal band
0.003186–0.003424
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.52σ
18 observations
Cattle to Lamb ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/LAMB ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Lamb price chart below.
LC1/LAMB ratio line
How many kg of Lamb one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/LAMB ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/LAMB ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Lamb 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 lamb ratio
Cattle to Lamb ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Lamb price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of lamb per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: ¢2.12 ÷ $678.80 = 0.003124. The inverse is 320.1.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to lamb ratio today?
The cattle to lamb ratio is 0.003124 — Cattle at ¢2.12 per Pound divided by Lamb at $678.80 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to lamb ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the lamb price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of lamb per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to lamb ratio?
The inverse, lamb to cattle, is 320.1 — how many Pounds of cattle one Kilogram of lamb buys.