Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Magnesium Ratio
The cattle to magnesium ratio is 0.0001240 — Cattle at $2.12 per Pound divided by Magnesium at $17,100.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Sep 4, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Magnesium ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.0001240 T of magnesium
Inverse (MG/LC1): 8063 — one Metric Ton of magnesium buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (2th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.12
per Pound
Magnesium
¥17,100.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of magnesium per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:42:28 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (US Cent and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.0001358
median 0.0001351
1Y low
0.0001140
Jan 12, 2026
1Y high
0.0001559
Jul 14, 2026
Normal band
0.0001301–0.0001415
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.08σ
201 observations
Cattle to Magnesium ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/MG ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Magnesium price chart below.
LC1/MG ratio line
How many T of Magnesium one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/MG ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/MG ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Magnesium 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 magnesium ratio
Cattle to Magnesium ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Magnesium price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of magnesium per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: ¢2.12 ÷ ¥17,100.00 = 0.0001240. The inverse is 8063.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to magnesium ratio today?
The cattle to magnesium ratio is 0.0001240 — Cattle at ¢2.12 per Pound divided by Magnesium at ¥17,100.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to magnesium ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the magnesium 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 magnesium per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to magnesium ratio?
The inverse, magnesium to cattle, is 8063 — how many Pounds of cattle one Metric Ton of magnesium buys.