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Lumber Futures to Gold Ratio
The lumber futures to gold ratio is 0.1236 — Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Gold at $4,643.24 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lumber Futures to Gold ratio
1.000 Mbf of lumber futures = 0.1236 T.oz of gold
Inverse (XAU/LB-FUT): 8.089 — one Troy Ounce of gold buys that much lumber futures.
Below its 1 year average. (27th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lumber Futures
$574.00
per Thousand Board Feet
Gold
$4,643.24
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: USD per Thousand Board Feet ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of gold per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:31:56 GMT.
1Y average
0.1345
median 0.1307
1Y low
0.1014
Mar 1, 2026
1Y high
0.1805
Aug 25, 2025
Normal band
0.1195–0.1494
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.73σ
337 observations
Lumber Futures to Gold ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LB-FUT/XAU ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lumber Futures / Gold price chart below.
LB-FUT/XAU ratio line
How many T.oz of Gold one Mbf of Lumber Futures buys, over 1Y.
LB-FUT/XAU ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LB-FUT/XAU ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lumber Futures and Gold 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 gold ratio
Lumber Futures to Gold ratio = Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet ÷ Gold price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of gold per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $574.00 ÷ $4,643.24 = 0.1236. The inverse is 8.089.
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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 gold ratio today?
The lumber futures to gold ratio is 0.1236 — Lumber Futures at $574.00 per Thousand Board Feet divided by Gold at $4,643.24 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lumber futures to gold ratio?
Divide the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet by the gold price per Troy Ounce. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Troy Ounces of gold per Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures.
What is the inverse of the lumber futures to gold ratio?
The inverse, gold to lumber futures, is 8.089 — how many Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures one Troy Ounce of gold buys.