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Cattle to Nickel Futures Ratio
The cattle to nickel futures ratio is 0.0001327 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Nickel Futures at $17,007.63 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Nickel Futures ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.0001327 T of nickel futures
Inverse (NICKEL-FUT/LC1): 7538 — one Metric Ton of nickel futures buys that much cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (21th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Nickel Futures
$17,007.63
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of nickel futures per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:35:51 GMT.
1Y average
0.0001421
median 0.0001402
1Y low
0.0001079
Jan 27, 2026
1Y high
0.0001735
Dec 15, 2025
Normal band
0.0001328–0.0001515
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.01σ
200 observations
Cattle to Nickel Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/NICKEL-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Nickel Futures price chart below.
LC1/NICKEL-FUT ratio line
How many T of Nickel Futures one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/NICKEL-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/NICKEL-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Nickel 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 nickel futures ratio
Cattle to Nickel Futures ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Nickel Futures price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of nickel futures per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $17,007.63 = 0.0001327. The inverse is 7538.
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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 nickel futures ratio today?
The cattle to nickel futures ratio is 0.0001327 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Nickel Futures at $17,007.63 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to nickel futures ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the nickel 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 nickel futures per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to nickel futures ratio?
The inverse, nickel futures to cattle, is 7538 — how many Pounds of cattle one Metric Ton of nickel futures buys.