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Cotton to Pork Butt Ratio
The cotton to pork butt ratio is 0.007828 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Pork Butt at $113.69 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Pork Butt ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.007828 cwt of pork butt
Inverse (PORK-BUTT/CT): 127.7 — one Hundredweight of pork butt buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (85th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Pork Butt
$113.69
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of pork butt per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:21:40 GMT.
1Y average
0.007534
median 0.007528
1Y low
0.007129
Aug 7, 2026
1Y high
0.008066
Aug 20, 2026
Normal band
0.007313–0.007755
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.33σ
13 observations
Cotton to Pork Butt ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/PORK-BUTT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Pork Butt price chart below.
CT/PORK-BUTT ratio line
How many cwt of Pork Butt one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/PORK-BUTT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/PORK-BUTT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Pork Butt 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 pork butt ratio
Cotton to Pork Butt ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Pork Butt price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of pork butt per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $113.69 = 0.007828. The inverse is 127.7.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to pork butt ratio today?
The cotton to pork butt ratio is 0.007828 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Pork Butt at $113.69 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to pork butt ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the pork butt price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of pork butt per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to pork butt ratio?
The inverse, pork butt to cotton, is 127.7 — how many Pounds of cotton one Hundredweight of pork butt buys.