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Cattle to Propane Ratio
The cattle to propane ratio is 3.008 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Propane at $0.7500 per Gallon.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Propane ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 3.008 Gal of propane
Inverse (PROP/LC1): 0.3324 — one Gallon of propane buys that much cattle.
Below its 1 year average. (16th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Propane
$0.7500
per Gallon
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Gallon. The ratio reads as Gallons of propane per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:24:46 GMT.
1Y average
3.309
median 3.298
1Y low
2.589
May 5, 2026
1Y high
4.046
Jan 16, 2026
Normal band
3.047–3.572
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.15σ
198 observations
Cattle to Propane ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/PROP ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Propane price chart below.
LC1/PROP ratio line
How many Gal of Propane one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/PROP ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/PROP ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Propane 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 propane ratio
Cattle to Propane ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Propane price per Gallon
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Gallons of propane per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $0.7500 = 3.008. The inverse is 0.3324.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 propane ratio today?
The cattle to propane ratio is 3.008 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Propane at $0.7500 per Gallon, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to propane ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the propane price per Gallon. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Gallons of propane per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to propane ratio?
The inverse, propane to cattle, is 0.3324 — how many Pounds of cattle one Gallon of propane buys.