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Cattle to Bitumen Ratio
The cattle to bitumen ratio is 0.0004965 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Bitumen ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.0004965 T of bitumen
Inverse (BIT/LC1): 2014 — one Metric Ton of bitumen buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (1th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Bitumen
¥4,544.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of bitumen per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:00 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (US Cent and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.0006507
median 0.0006678
1Y low
0.0004833
Aug 20, 2026
1Y high
0.0008644
Dec 16, 2025
Normal band
0.0005673–0.0007341
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.85σ
194 observations
Cattle to Bitumen ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/BIT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Bitumen price chart below.
LC1/BIT ratio line
How many T of Bitumen one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/BIT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/BIT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Bitumen prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cattle to bitumen ratio
Cattle to Bitumen ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Bitumen price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of bitumen per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $4,544.00 = 0.0004965. The inverse is 2014.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 cattle to bitumen ratio today?
The cattle to bitumen ratio is 0.0004965 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Bitumen at $4,544.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to bitumen ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the bitumen 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 bitumen per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to bitumen ratio?
The inverse, bitumen to cattle, is 2014 — how many Pounds of cattle one Metric Ton of bitumen buys.