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Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Cattle Ratio
The hot-rolled coil steel to cattle ratio is 531.4 — Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,199.07 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Cattle ratio
1.000 T of hot-rolled coil steel = 531.432 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/HRC-STEEL): 0.001882 — one Pound of cattle buys that much hot-rolled coil steel.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (99th percentile of the last 1 year)
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel
$1,199.07
per Metric Ton
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:36:04 GMT.
1Y average
424.3
median 428.4
1Y low
312.0
Aug 29, 2025
1Y high
556.8
Aug 18, 2026
Normal band
369.4–479.2
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.95σ
200 observations
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the HRC-STEEL/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Hot-Rolled Coil Steel / Cattle price chart below.
HRC-STEEL/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one T of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel buys, over 1Y.
HRC-STEEL/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the HRC-STEEL/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel 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 hot-rolled coil steel to cattle ratio
Hot-Rolled Coil Steel to Cattle ratio = Hot-Rolled Coil Steel price per Metric Ton ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,199.07 ÷ $2.26 = 531.4. The inverse is 0.001882.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 68.90 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.88 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.78 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1883.84 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1350.90 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the hot-rolled coil steel to cattle ratio today?
The hot-rolled coil steel to cattle ratio is 531.4 — Hot-Rolled Coil Steel at $1,199.07 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the hot-rolled coil steel to cattle ratio?
Divide the hot-rolled coil steel price per Metric Ton 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 Metric Ton of hot-rolled coil steel.
What is the inverse of the hot-rolled coil steel to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to hot-rolled coil steel, is 0.001882 — how many Metric Tons of hot-rolled coil steel one Pound of cattle buys.