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Cattle to Barley Ratio
The cattle to barley ratio is 0.01851 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Barley ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.01851 T of barley
Inverse (NBLC1/LC1): 54.03 — one Metric Ton of barley buys that much cattle.
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Barley
$121.90
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of barley per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:24:33 GMT.
Cattle to Barley ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/NBLC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Barley price chart below.
LC1/NBLC1 ratio line
How many T of Barley one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for LC1/NBLC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
LC1/NBLC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/NBLC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for LC1/NBLC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Cattle and Barley 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 barley ratio
Cattle to Barley ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Barley price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of barley per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $121.90 = 0.01851. The inverse is 54.03.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4640.70 |
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| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
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| 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 barley ratio today?
The cattle to barley ratio is 0.01851 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to barley ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the barley 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 barley per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to barley ratio?
The inverse, barley to cattle, is 54.03 — how many Pounds of cattle one Metric Ton of barley buys.