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Lumber Futures to Coal Ratio
The lumber futures to coal ratio is 4.365 — Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Coal ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 4.365 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/LB-FUT): 0.2291 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much lumber futures.
Below its 1 year average. (23th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lumber Futures
$574.00
per Thousand Board Feet
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:33:00 GMT.
1Y average
4.818
median 4.849
1Y low
3.846
Mar 8, 2026
1Y high
6.129
Oct 19, 2025
Normal band
4.316–5.319
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.90σ
337 observations
Lumber Futures to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Coal price chart below.
LB-FUT/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
LB-FUT/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lumber Futures and Coal prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the lumber futures to coal ratio
Lumber Futures to Coal ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of coal per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $574.00 ÷ $131.50 = 4.365. The inverse is 0.2291.
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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 lumber futures to coal ratio today?
The lumber futures to coal ratio is 4.365 — Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to coal ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the coal price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of coal per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to lumber futures, is 0.2291 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Metric Ton of coal buys.