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Cotton to ULSD Gulf Coast Ratio
The cotton to ulsd gulf coast ratio is 0.1839 — Cotton at $0.8700 per Pound divided by ULSD Gulf Coast at $4.73 per Gallon.
Prices as of Sep 14, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to ULSD Gulf Coast ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.1839 gal of ulsd gulf coast
Inverse (ULSD-GC/CT): 5.437 — one Gallon of ulsd gulf coast buys that much cotton.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (9th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8700
per Pound
ULSD Gulf Coast
$4.73
per Gallon
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of ulsd gulf coast per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:05:40 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
0.2042
median 0.1988
1Y low
0.1631
Sep 15, 2026
1Y high
0.2447
Jul 7, 2026
Normal band
0.1860–0.2225
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.11σ
54 observations
Cotton to ULSD Gulf Coast ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/ULSD-GC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / ULSD Gulf Coast price chart below.
CT/ULSD-GC ratio line
How many gal of ULSD Gulf Coast one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/ULSD-GC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/ULSD-GC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and ULSD Gulf Coast 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 ulsd gulf coast ratio
Cotton to ULSD Gulf Coast ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ ULSD Gulf Coast price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of ulsd gulf coast per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8700 ÷ $4.73 = 0.1839. The inverse is 5.437.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to ulsd gulf coast ratio today?
The cotton to ulsd gulf coast ratio is 0.1839 — Cotton at $0.8700 per Pound divided by ULSD Gulf Coast at $4.73 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to ulsd gulf coast ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the ulsd gulf coast price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of ulsd gulf coast per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to ulsd gulf coast ratio?
The inverse, ulsd gulf coast to cotton, is 5.437 — how many Pounds of cotton one Gallon of ulsd gulf coast buys.