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Cotton to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Ratio
The cotton to hot-rolled coil steel ratio is 0.0007422 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,199.07 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.0007422 T of hot-rolled coil steel
Inverse (HRC-STEEL/CT): 1347 — one Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (70th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel
$1,199.07
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:33:05 GMT.
1Y average
0.0007154
median 0.0007014
1Y low
0.0006140
Mar 12, 2026
1Y high
0.0008832
Aug 29, 2025
Normal band
0.0006523–0.0007786
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.42σ
251 observations
Cotton to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/HRC-STEEL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price chart below.
CT/HRC-STEEL ratio line
How many T of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/HRC-STEEL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/HRC-STEEL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Hot-Rolled Coil Steel 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 hot-rolled coil steel ratio
Cotton to Hot-Rolled Coil Steel ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $1,199.07 = 0.0007422. The inverse is 1347.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to hot-rolled coil steel ratio today?
The cotton to hot-rolled coil steel ratio is 0.0007422 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,199.07 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to hot-rolled coil steel ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the hot-rolled coil steel price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to hot-rolled coil steel ratio?
The inverse, hot-rolled coil steel to cotton, is 1347 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel buys.