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Cotton to Beef Ratio

The cotton to beef ratio is 0.002212 Cotton at $0.8300 per Pound divided by Beef at $375.31 per Kilogram.

Prices as of Sep 20, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.

Pound
CT · USD per Pound
BEEF · USD per Kilogram

Cotton to Beef ratio

0.002212-1.96% / 1Y

1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.002212 kg of beef

Inverse (BEEF/CT): 452.2 — one Kilogram of beef buys that much cotton.

Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (3th percentile of the last 1 year)

Cotton

$0.8300

per Pound

Beef

$375.31

per Kilogram

Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of beef per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Sun, 20 Sep 2026 04:29:36 GMT.

Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.

1Y average

0.002313

median 0.002299

1Y low

0.002177

Aug 19, 2026

1Y high

0.002528

Aug 31, 2026

Normal band

0.002248–0.002379

mean ± 1 std dev

Deviation from mean

-1.55σ

32 observations

Cotton to Beef ratio charts

Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/BEEF ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Beef price chart below.

CT/BEEF ratio line

How many kg of Beef one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.

CT/BEEF ratio candles

Open, high, low and close of the CT/BEEF ratio for each period in the last 1Y.

Cotton 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 cotton to beef ratio

Cotton to Beef ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Beef price per Kilogram

The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of beef per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.

Worked example, live prices: $0.8300 ÷ $375.31 = 0.002212. The inverse is 452.2.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cotton to beef ratio today?

The cotton to beef ratio is 0.002212 — Cotton at $0.8300 per Pound divided by Beef at $375.31 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.

How do you calculate the cotton to beef ratio?

Divide the cotton price per Pound 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 Pound of cotton.

What is the inverse of the cotton to beef ratio?

The inverse, beef to cotton, is 452.2 — how many Pounds of cotton one Kilogram of beef buys.

Cotton to Beef Ratio — 0.002212 Today | CommodityPriceAPI