Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Coal Ratio
The cattle to coal ratio is 0.01716 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Coal ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.01716 T of coal
Inverse (COAL/LC1): 58.28 — one Metric Ton of coal buys that much cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (13th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Coal
$131.50
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of coal per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:26:55 GMT.
1Y average
0.01967
median 0.01940
1Y low
0.01475
Mar 12, 2026
1Y high
0.02451
Sep 12, 2025
Normal band
0.01765–0.02169
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.25σ
200 observations
Cattle to Coal ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/COAL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Coal price chart below.
LC1/COAL ratio line
How many T of Coal one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/COAL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/COAL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle 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 cattle to coal ratio
Cattle to Coal ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Coal price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of coal per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $131.50 = 0.01716. The inverse is 58.28.
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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 cattle to coal ratio today?
The cattle to coal ratio is 0.01716 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Coal at $131.50 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to coal ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound 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 Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to coal ratio?
The inverse, coal to cattle, is 58.28 — how many Pounds of cattle one Metric Ton of coal buys.