Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Platinum Ratio
The cattle to platinum ratio is 0.001168 — Cattle at $2.13 per Pound divided by Platinum at $1,824.38 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Sep 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Platinum ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.001168 T.oz of platinum
Inverse (PL/LC1): 855.9 — one Troy Ounce of platinum buys that much cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (22th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.13
per Pound
Platinum
$1,824.38
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of platinum per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:42:36 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
0.001296
median 0.001296
1Y low
0.0007272
Jan 29, 2026
1Y high
0.001826
Sep 9, 2025
Normal band
0.001112–0.001480
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.69σ
202 observations
Cattle to Platinum ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/PL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Platinum price chart below.
LC1/PL ratio line
How many T.oz of Platinum one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/PL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/PL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Platinum 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 platinum ratio
Cattle to Platinum ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Platinum price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of platinum per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: ¢2.13 ÷ $1,824.38 = 0.001168. The inverse is 855.9.
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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 platinum ratio today?
The cattle to platinum ratio is 0.001168 — Cattle at ¢2.13 per Pound divided by Platinum at $1,824.38 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to platinum ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the platinum 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 platinum per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to platinum ratio?
The inverse, platinum to cattle, is 855.9 — how many Pounds of cattle one Troy Ounce of platinum buys.