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Ethanol to Cattle Ratio
The ethanol to cattle ratio is 0.9396 — Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Ethanol to Cattle ratio
1.000 Gal of ethanol = 0.9396 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/ETHANOL): 1.064 — one Pound of cattle buys that much ethanol.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Ethanol
$2.12
per Gallon
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Gallon ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Gallon of ethanol. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:36 GMT.
1Y average
0.7738
median 0.7785
1Y low
0.6200
Jan 14, 2026
1Y high
0.9674
Aug 21, 2026
Normal band
0.7110–0.8366
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.64σ
200 observations
Ethanol to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ETHANOL/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Ethanol / Cattle price chart below.
ETHANOL/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one Gal of Ethanol buys, over 1Y.
ETHANOL/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ETHANOL/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Ethanol and Cattle prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the ethanol to cattle ratio
Ethanol to Cattle ratio = Ethanol price per Gallon ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Gallon of ethanol — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.12 ÷ $2.26 = 0.9396. The inverse is 1.064.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the ethanol to cattle ratio today?
The ethanol to cattle ratio is 0.9396 — Ethanol at $2.12 per Gallon divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the ethanol to cattle ratio?
Divide the ethanol price per Gallon by the cattle price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cattle per Gallon of ethanol.
What is the inverse of the ethanol to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to ethanol, is 1.064 — how many Gallons of ethanol one Pound of cattle buys.