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Cattle to Chicken Ratio
The cattle to chicken ratio is 1.756 — Cattle at $2.23 per Pound divided by Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Chicken ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 1.756 kg of chicken
Inverse (CHKN/LC1): 0.5695 — one Kilogram of chicken buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.23
per Pound
Chicken
$1.27
per Kilogram
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of chicken per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:20:04 GMT.
1Y average
1.770
median 1.770
1Y low
1.750
Jul 20, 2026
1Y high
2.021
Jul 20, 2026
Normal band
1.770–1.770
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
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1 observations
Cattle to Chicken ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/CHKN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Chicken price chart below.
LC1/CHKN ratio line
How many kg of Chicken one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/CHKN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/CHKN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Chicken 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 chicken ratio
Cattle to Chicken ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Chicken price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of chicken per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.23 ÷ $1.27 = 1.756. The inverse is 0.5695.
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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 chicken ratio today?
The cattle to chicken ratio is 1.756 — Cattle at $2.23 per Pound divided by Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to chicken ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the chicken price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of chicken per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to chicken ratio?
The inverse, chicken to cattle, is 0.5695 — how many Pounds of cattle one Kilogram of chicken buys.