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Coal to Beef Ratio
The coal to beef ratio is 0.3362 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Coal to Beef ratio
1.000 T of coal = 0.3362 kg of beef
Inverse (BEEF/COAL): 2.975 — one Kilogram of beef buys that much coal.
Below its 1 year average. (23th percentile of the last 1 year)
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Beef
$391.15
per Kilogram
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of beef per Metric Ton of coal. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:25 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 Beef ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the COAL/BEEF ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Coal / Beef price chart below.
COAL/BEEF ratio line
How many kg of Beef one T of Coal buys, over 1Y.
COAL/BEEF ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the COAL/BEEF ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Coal and Beef 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 beef ratio
Coal to Beef ratio = Coal price per Metric Ton ÷ Beef price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of beef 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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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the coal to beef ratio today?
The coal to beef ratio is 0.3362 — Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton divided by Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the coal to beef ratio?
Divide the coal price per Metric Ton by the beef price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of beef per Metric Ton of coal.
What is the inverse of the coal to beef ratio?
The inverse, beef to coal, is 2.975 — how many Metric Tons of coal one Kilogram of beef buys.