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Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Beef Ratio
The hot-rolled coil steel to beef ratio is 3.068 — Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,200.06 per Metric Ton divided by Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Beef ratio
1.000 T of hot-rolled coil steel = 3.068 kg of beef
Inverse (BEEF/HRC-STEEL): 0.3259 — one Kilogram of beef buys that much hot-rolled coil steel.
Below its 1 year average. (15th percentile of the last 1 year)
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel
$1,200.06
per Metric Ton
Beef
$391.15
per Kilogram
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of beef per Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:21:00 GMT.
1Y average
3.197
median 3.246
1Y low
3.008
Aug 19, 2026
1Y high
3.296
Aug 7, 2026
Normal band
3.101–3.293
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.34σ
13 observations
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Beef ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HRC-STEEL/BEEF ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Hot-Rolled Coil Steel / Beef price chart below.
HRC-STEEL/BEEF ratio line
How many kg of Beef one T of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel buys, over 1Y.
HRC-STEEL/BEEF ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HRC-STEEL/BEEF ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel 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 hot-rolled coil steel to beef ratio
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Beef ratio = Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price per Metric Ton ÷ Beef price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of beef per Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,200.06 ÷ $391.15 = 3.068. The inverse is 0.3259.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the hot-rolled coil steel to beef ratio today?
The hot-rolled coil steel to beef ratio is 3.068 — Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,200.06 per Metric Ton divided by Beef at $391.15 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the hot-rolled coil steel to beef ratio?
Divide the hot-rolled coil steel price per Metric Ton 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 Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel.
What is the inverse of the hot-rolled coil steel to beef ratio?
The inverse, beef to hot-rolled coil steel, is 0.3259 — how many Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel one Kilogram of beef buys.