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Cotton to Steel Ratio
The cotton to steel ratio is 4.000 — Cotton at $1.85 per kilogram divided by Steel at $0.4630 per kilogram.
Steel is quoted in CNY, so that leg is converted to US dollars at the live mid-market rate before dividing; cotton is quoted per pound and steel per metric ton, 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, 2:17 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Steel ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 4.000 kg of steel
Inverse (STEEL/CT): 0.2500 — one kilogram of steel buys that much cotton.
Cotton
$1.85
per kilogram
Steel
$0.4630
per kilogram
quoted CNY 3,102.00 per Metric Ton
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 14:17:24 GMT.
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Steel is quoted in CNY, so that leg is converted to US dollars at the live mid-market rate before dividing; cotton is quoted per pound and steel per metric ton, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
The chart and range statistics need a daily CNY to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
Cotton to Steel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/STEEL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Steel price chart below.
CT/STEEL ratio line
How many kg of Steel one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
The chart and range statistics need a daily CNY to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
CT/STEEL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/STEEL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
The chart and range statistics need a daily CNY to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
Cotton and Steel prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
The chart and range statistics need a daily CNY to US dollar rate to put both legs on one currency across the year. That rate is unavailable right now, so only the live ratio is published — an old price converted at today's rate would draw currency moves as commodity moves.
How to calculate the cotton to steel ratio
Cotton to Steel ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Steel 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.
Steel is quoted in CNY, so that leg is converted to US dollars at the live mid-market rate before dividing; cotton is quoted per pound and steel per metric ton, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Worked example, live prices: $1.85 per kilogram ÷ $0.4630 per kilogram = 4.000. The inverse is 0.2500.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to steel ratio today?
The cotton to steel ratio is 4.000 — Cotton at $1.85 per kilogram divided by Steel at $0.4630 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram, converted at the live mid-market FX rate.
How do you calculate the cotton to steel ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the steel 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 steel ratio?
The inverse, steel to cotton, is 0.2500 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of steel buys.