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Cattle to Natural Gas, US Ratio
The cattle to natural gas, us ratio is 0.7343 — Cattle at $2.13 per Pound divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.90 per Million British Thermal Units.
Prices as of Sep 5, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Natural Gas, US ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.7343 MMBtu of natural gas, us
Inverse (NG-US/LC1): 1.362 — one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (10th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.13
per Pound
Natural Gas, US
$2.90
per Million British Thermal Units
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Million British Thermal Units. The ratio reads as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:48:28 GMT.
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1Y average
0.8074
median 0.8078
1Y low
0.6898
Jun 30, 2026
1Y high
1.011
Aug 7, 2026
Normal band
0.7571–0.8577
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.45σ
31 observations
Cattle to Natural Gas, US ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/NG-US ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Natural Gas, US price chart below.
LC1/NG-US ratio line
How many MMBtu of Natural Gas, US one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/NG-US ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/NG-US ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Natural Gas, US 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 natural gas, us ratio
Cattle to Natural Gas, US ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Natural Gas, US price per Million British Thermal Units
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: ¢2.13 ÷ $2.90 = 0.7343. The inverse is 1.362.
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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 natural gas, us ratio today?
The cattle to natural gas, us ratio is 0.7343 — Cattle at ¢2.13 per Pound divided by Natural Gas, US at $2.90 per Million British Thermal Units, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to natural gas, us ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the natural gas, us price per Million British Thermal Units. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to natural gas, us ratio?
The inverse, natural gas, us to cattle, is 1.362 — how many Pounds of cattle one Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us buys.