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Cattle to Corn Ratio
The cattle to corn ratio is 0.4335 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Corn at $5.20 per Bushel.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Corn ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.4335 Bu of corn
Inverse (CORN/LC1): 2.307 — one Bushel of corn buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (0th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Corn
¢5.20
per Bushel
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ US Cent per Bushel. The ratio reads as Bushels of corn per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:51 GMT.
1Y average
0.5309
median 0.5322
1Y low
0.4281
Mar 9, 2026
1Y high
0.6366
Jun 30, 2026
Normal band
0.4988–0.5631
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-3.03σ
200 observations
Cattle to Corn ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/CORN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Corn price chart below.
LC1/CORN ratio line
How many Bu of Corn one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/CORN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/CORN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Corn 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 corn ratio
Cattle to Corn ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Corn price per Bushel
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Bushels of corn per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $5.20 = 0.4335. The inverse is 2.307.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 corn ratio today?
The cattle to corn ratio is 0.4335 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Corn at $5.20 per Bushel, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to corn ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the corn price per Bushel. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Bushels of corn per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to corn ratio?
The inverse, corn to cattle, is 2.307 — how many Pounds of cattle one Bushel of corn buys.