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Cotton to Beef Ratio
The cotton to beef ratio is 0.002275 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Beef ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.002275 kg of beef
Inverse (BEEF/CT): 439.5 — one Kilogram of beef buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (54th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Beef
$391.15
per Kilogram
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of beef per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:56 GMT.
1Y average
0.002272
median 0.002266
1Y low
0.002177
Aug 19, 2026
1Y high
0.002333
Aug 21, 2026
Normal band
0.002239–0.002305
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.10σ
13 observations
Cotton to Beef ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/BEEF ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Beef price chart below.
CT/BEEF ratio line
How many kg of Beef one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/BEEF ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/BEEF ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Beef 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 beef ratio
Cotton to Beef ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Beef price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of beef per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $391.15 = 0.002275. The inverse is 439.5.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to beef ratio today?
The cotton to beef ratio is 0.002275 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to beef ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the beef price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of beef per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to beef ratio?
The inverse, beef to cotton, is 439.5 — how many Pounds of cotton one Kilogram of beef buys.