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Copper Futures to Beef Ratio
The copper futures to beef ratio is 0.01685 — Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound divided by Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Copper Futures to Beef ratio
1.000 Lb of copper futures = 0.01685 kg of beef
Inverse (BEEF/HG-FUT): 59.36 — one Kilogram of beef buys that much copper futures.
Below its 1 year average. (23th percentile of the last 1 year)
Copper Futures
$6.59
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 copper futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:19:15 GMT.
1Y average
0.01743
median 0.01759
1Y low
0.01635
Aug 19, 2026
1Y high
0.01852
Aug 6, 2026
Normal band
0.01681–0.01805
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.94σ
13 observations
Copper Futures to Beef ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HG-FUT/BEEF ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Copper Futures / Beef price chart below.
HG-FUT/BEEF ratio line
How many kg of Beef one Lb of Copper Futures buys, over 1Y.
HG-FUT/BEEF ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HG-FUT/BEEF ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Copper Futures 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 copper futures to beef ratio
Copper Futures to Beef ratio = Copper Futures 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 copper futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $6.59 ÷ $391.15 = 0.01685. The inverse is 59.36.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the copper futures to beef ratio today?
The copper futures to beef ratio is 0.01685 — Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound divided by Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the copper futures to beef ratio?
Divide the copper futures 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 copper futures.
What is the inverse of the copper futures to beef ratio?
The inverse, beef to copper futures, is 59.36 — how many Pounds of copper futures one Kilogram of beef buys.