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Cotton to Oats Future Ratio
The cotton to oats future ratio is 0.002472 — Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound divided by Oats Future at $356.00 per Bushel.
Prices as of Sep 12, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Oats Future ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.002472 Bu of oats future
Inverse (OAT-FUT/CT): 404.5 — one Bushel of oats future buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (74th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8800
per Pound
Oats Future
$356.00
per Bushel
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of oats future per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:12:45 GMT.
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1Y average
0.002303
median 0.002224
1Y low
0.001737
Mar 13, 2026
1Y high
0.003384
Jun 30, 2026
Normal band
0.002063–0.002544
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.70σ
251 observations
Cotton to Oats Future ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/OAT-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Oats Future price chart below.
CT/OAT-FUT ratio line
How many Bu of Oats Future one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/OAT-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/OAT-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Oats Future 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 oats future ratio
Cotton to Oats Future ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Oats Future price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of oats future per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8800 ÷ $356.00 = 0.002472. The inverse is 404.5.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to oats future ratio today?
The cotton to oats future ratio is 0.002472 — Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound divided by Oats Future at $356.00 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to oats future ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the oats future price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of oats future per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to oats future ratio?
The inverse, oats future to cotton, is 404.5 — how many Pounds of cotton one Bushel of oats future buys.