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Cotton to Oats Future Ratio

The cotton to oats future ratio is 0.002063 Cotton at $0.8500 per pound divided by Oats Future at $412.02 per bushel.

Prices as of Sep 22, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.

Pound
CT · USD per Pound
OAT-FUT · USD per Bushel

Cotton to Oats Future ratio

0.002063-4.85% / 1Y

1.000 lb of cotton = 0.002063 Bu of oats future

Inverse (OAT-FUT/CT): 484.7 — one bushel of oats future buys that much cotton.

Below its 1 year average. (10th percentile of the last 1 year)

Cotton

$0.8500

per pound

Oats Future

$412.02

per bushel

Unit basis: USD per pound ÷ USD per bushel. The two legs are priced per different things — dollars per pound against dollars per bushel — so the result is a rate: bushels of oats future per pound of cotton, not a plain count. Prices as of Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:00:20 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

0.002062–0.002544

mean ± 1 std dev

Deviation from mean

-1.00σ

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 in USD per pound ÷ Oats Future price in USD per bushel

The two legs are priced per different things — dollars per pound against dollars per bushel — so the result is a rate: bushels of oats future per pound of cotton, not a plain count.

Worked example, live prices: $0.8500 per pound ÷ $412.02 per bushel = 0.002063. The inverse is 484.7.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cotton to oats future ratio today?

The cotton to oats future ratio is 0.002063 — Cotton at $0.8500 per pound divided by Oats Future at $412.02 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. The two legs are priced per different things — dollars per pound against dollars per bushel — so the result is a rate: bushels of oats future per pound of cotton, not a plain count.

What is the inverse of the cotton to oats future ratio?

The inverse, oats future to cotton, is 484.7 — how many pounds of cotton one bushel of oats future buys.