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Cotton to ULSD Gulf Coast Ratio

The cotton to ulsd gulf coast ratio is 0.1631 Cotton at $0.8500 per pound divided by ULSD Gulf Coast at $5.21 per gallon.

Prices as of Sep 21, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.

Pound
CT · USD per Pound
ULSD-GC · USD per Gallon

Cotton to ULSD Gulf Coast ratio

0.1631-30.29% / 1Y

1.000 lb of cotton = 0.1631 gal of ulsd gulf coast

Inverse (ULSD-GC/CT): 6.129 — one gallon of ulsd gulf coast buys that much cotton.

Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)

Cotton

$0.8500

per pound

ULSD Gulf Coast

$5.21

per gallon

Unit basis: USD per pound ÷ USD per gallon. The two legs are priced per different things — dollars per pound against dollars per gallon — so the result is a rate: gallons of ulsd gulf coast per pound of cotton, not a plain count. Prices as of Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:36:15 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

-2.25σ

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 in USD per pound ÷ ULSD Gulf Coast price in USD per gallon

The two legs are priced per different things — dollars per pound against dollars per gallon — so the result is a rate: gallons of ulsd gulf coast per pound of cotton, not a plain count.

Worked example, live prices: $0.8500 per pound ÷ $5.21 per gallon = 0.1631. The inverse is 6.129.

Live prices behind the ratio

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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 0.1631 — Cotton at $0.8500 per pound divided by ULSD Gulf Coast at $5.21 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. The two legs are priced per different things — dollars per pound against dollars per gallon — so the result is a rate: gallons of ulsd gulf coast per pound of cotton, not a plain count.

What is the inverse of the cotton to ulsd gulf coast ratio?

The inverse, ulsd gulf coast to cotton, is 6.129 — how many pounds of cotton one gallon of ulsd gulf coast buys.

Cotton to ULSD Gulf Coast Ratio — 0.1631 Today | CommodityPriceAPI