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Corn to Cattle Ratio
The corn to cattle ratio is 2.307 — Corn at $5.20 per Bushel divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Corn to Cattle ratio
1.000 Bu of corn = 2.307 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/CORN): 0.4335 — one Pound of cattle buys that much corn.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Corn
¢5.20
per Bushel
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: US Cent per Bushel ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Bushel of corn. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:53 GMT.
1Y average
1.890
median 1.879
1Y low
1.571
Jun 30, 2026
1Y high
2.336
Mar 9, 2026
Normal band
1.776–2.005
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+3.63σ
200 observations
Corn to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CORN/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Corn / Cattle price chart below.
CORN/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one Bu of Corn buys, over 1Y.
CORN/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CORN/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Corn and Cattle prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the corn to cattle ratio
Corn to Cattle ratio = Corn price per Bushel ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Bushel of corn — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $5.20 ÷ $2.26 = 2.307. The inverse is 0.4335.
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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 corn to cattle ratio today?
The corn to cattle ratio is 2.307 — Corn at $5.20 per Bushel divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the corn to cattle ratio?
Divide the corn price per Bushel by the cattle price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cattle per Bushel of corn.
What is the inverse of the corn to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to corn, is 0.4335 — how many Bushels of corn one Pound of cattle buys.