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Coal to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice Ratio
The coal to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio is 0.3362 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice at $391.15 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice ratio
1.000 T of coal = 0.3362 cwt of boxed beef cutout, choice
Inverse (BEEF-CHOICE/COAL): 2.975 — one Hundredweight of boxed beef cutout, choice buys that much coal.
Below its 1 year average. (23th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice
$391.15
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, choice per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:23:17 GMT.
1Y average
0.3433
median 0.3444
1Y low
0.3285
Aug 19, 2026
1Y high
0.3525
Aug 6, 2026
Normal band
0.3360–0.3506
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.98σ
13 observations
Coal to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/BEEF-CHOICE ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice price chart below.
COAL/BEEF-CHOICE ratio line
How many cwt of Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/BEEF-CHOICE ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/BEEF-CHOICE ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the coal to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio
Coal to Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, choice per Metric Ton of coal — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $131.50 ÷ $391.15 = 0.3362. The inverse is 2.975.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the coal to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio today?
The coal to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio is 0.3362 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Boxed Beef Cutout, Choice at $391.15 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the boxed beef cutout, choice price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of boxed beef cutout, choice per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to boxed beef cutout, choice ratio?
The inverse, boxed beef cutout, choice to coal, is 2.975 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Hundredweight of boxed beef cutout, choice buys.