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Cattle to Lead Futures Ratio
The cattle to lead futures ratio is 0.001181 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Lead Futures at $1,910.33 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Lead Futures ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.001181 T of lead futures
Inverse (LEAD-FUT/LC1): 846.7 — one Metric Ton of lead futures buys that much cattle.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (42th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Lead Futures
$1,910.33
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of lead futures per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:25:24 GMT.
1Y average
0.001199
median 0.001198
1Y low
0.0009751
Jan 16, 2026
1Y high
0.001392
Jun 30, 2026
Normal band
0.001134–0.001264
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.27σ
193 observations
Cattle to Lead Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/LEAD-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Lead Futures price chart below.
LC1/LEAD-FUT ratio line
How many T of Lead Futures one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/LEAD-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/LEAD-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Lead Futures 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 lead futures ratio
Cattle to Lead Futures ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Lead Futures price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of lead futures per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $1,910.33 = 0.001181. The inverse is 846.7.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 lead futures ratio today?
The cattle to lead futures ratio is 0.001181 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Lead Futures at $1,910.33 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to lead futures ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the lead futures 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 lead futures per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to lead futures ratio?
The inverse, lead futures to cattle, is 846.7 — how many Pounds of cattle one Metric Ton of lead futures buys.