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Cotton to Silver Ratio
The cotton to silver ratio is 0.01290 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Silver at $68.99 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Silver ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.01290 T.oz of silver
Inverse (XAG/CT): 77.52 — one Troy Ounce of silver buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (64th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8900
per Pound
Silver
$68.99
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of silver per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:32 GMT.
1Y average
0.01142
median 0.01124
1Y low
0.005400
Jan 27, 2026
1Y high
0.01799
Aug 25, 2025
Normal band
0.008720–0.01412
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.55σ
252 observations
Cotton to Silver ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/XAG ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Silver price chart below.
CT/XAG ratio line
How many T.oz of Silver one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/XAG ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/XAG ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Silver 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 silver ratio
Cotton to Silver ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Silver price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of silver per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8900 ÷ $68.99 = 0.01290. The inverse is 77.52.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 silver ratio today?
The cotton to silver ratio is 0.01290 — Cotton at $0.8900 per Pound divided by Silver at $68.99 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to silver ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the silver price per Troy Ounce. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Troy Ounces of silver per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to silver ratio?
The inverse, silver to cotton, is 77.52 — how many Pounds of cotton one Troy Ounce of silver buys.