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Copper Futures to Cattle Ratio
The copper futures to cattle ratio is 2.921 — Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Copper Futures to Cattle ratio
1.000 Lb of copper futures = 2.921 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/HG-FUT): 0.3424 — one Pound of cattle buys that much copper futures.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (98th percentile of the last 1 year)
Copper Futures
$6.59
per Pound
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Pound of copper futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:34:23 GMT.
1Y average
2.413
median 2.415
1Y low
1.823
Sep 9, 2025
1Y high
3.118
Jan 28, 2026
Normal band
2.193–2.634
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+2.30σ
194 observations
Copper Futures to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HG-FUT/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Copper Futures / Cattle price chart below.
HG-FUT/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one Lb of Copper Futures buys, over 1Y.
HG-FUT/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HG-FUT/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Copper Futures 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 copper futures to cattle ratio
Copper Futures to Cattle ratio = Copper Futures price per Pound ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Pound of copper futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $6.59 ÷ $2.26 = 2.921. The inverse is 0.3424.
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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 copper futures to cattle ratio today?
The copper futures to cattle ratio is 2.921 — Copper Futures at $6.59 per Pound divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the copper futures to cattle ratio?
Divide the copper futures price per Pound 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 Pound of copper futures.
What is the inverse of the copper futures to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to copper futures, is 0.3424 — how many Pounds of copper futures one Pound of cattle buys.