Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Hides Ratio
The cattle to hides ratio is 0.03980 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Hides at $56.69 per Pound.
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 Hides ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.03980 lbs of hides
Inverse (HIDE/LC1): 25.13 — one Pound of hides buys that much cattle.
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Hides
¢56.69
per Pound
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ US Cents per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of hides per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:23:26 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (US Cent and US Cents). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
Cattle to Hides ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/HIDE ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Hides price chart below.
LC1/HIDE ratio line
How many lbs of Hides one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for LC1/HIDE over 1Y. Try a longer range.
LC1/HIDE ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/HIDE ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for LC1/HIDE over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Cattle and Hides 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 hides ratio
Cattle to Hides ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Hides price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of hides per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $56.69 = 0.03980. The inverse is 25.13.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to hides ratio today?
The cattle to hides ratio is 0.03980 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Hides at $56.69 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to hides ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the hides price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of hides per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to hides ratio?
The inverse, hides to cattle, is 25.13 — how many Pounds of cattle one Pound of hides buys.