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Cotton to Lamb Ratio
The cotton to lamb ratio is 0.002739 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Lamb at $684.10 per kilogram.
Cotton is quoted per pound and lamb per kilogram, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Prices as of Sep 22, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Lamb ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 0.002739 kg of lamb
Inverse (LAMB/CT): 365.1 — one kilogram of lamb buys that much cotton.
Below its 1 year average. (18th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$1.87
per kilogram
Lamb
$684.10
per kilogram
Unit basis: USD per kilogram ÷ USD per kilogram. Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number. Prices as of Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:13:09 GMT.
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Cotton is quoted per pound and lamb per kilogram, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
1Y average
0.002839
median 0.002813
1Y low
0.002641
Sep 18, 2026
1Y high
0.003114
Aug 31, 2026
Normal band
0.002739–0.002938
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.00σ
34 observations
Cotton to Lamb ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/LAMB ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Lamb price chart below.
CT/LAMB ratio line
How many kg of Lamb one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/LAMB ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/LAMB ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Lamb 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 lamb ratio
Cotton to Lamb ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Lamb price in USD per kilogram
Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
Cotton is quoted per pound and lamb per kilogram, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Worked example, live prices: $1.87 per kilogram ÷ $684.10 per kilogram = 0.002739. The inverse is 365.1.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to lamb ratio today?
The cotton to lamb ratio is 0.002739 — Cotton at $1.87 per kilogram divided by Lamb at $684.10 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.
How do you calculate the cotton to lamb ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the lamb price per kilogram. Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
What is the inverse of the cotton to lamb ratio?
The inverse, lamb to cotton, is 365.1 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of lamb buys.