Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Soda Ash Ratio
The cattle to soda ash ratio is 0.002191 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Soda Ash ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.002191 T of soda ash
Inverse (SODASH/LC1): 456.5 — one Metric Ton of soda ash buys that much cattle.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (94th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Soda Ash
$1,030.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of soda ash per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:27:54 GMT.
1Y average
0.001992
median 0.001982
1Y low
0.001627
Dec 2, 2025
1Y high
0.002512
Aug 4, 2026
Normal band
0.001869–0.002115
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.62σ
198 observations
Cattle to Soda Ash ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/SODASH ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Soda Ash price chart below.
LC1/SODASH ratio line
How many T of Soda Ash one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/SODASH ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/SODASH ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Soda Ash 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 soda ash ratio
Cattle to Soda Ash ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Soda Ash price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of soda ash per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $1,030.00 = 0.002191. The inverse is 456.5.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to soda ash ratio today?
The cattle to soda ash ratio is 0.002191 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to soda ash ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the soda ash 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 soda ash per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to soda ash ratio?
The inverse, soda ash to cattle, is 456.5 — how many Pounds of cattle one Metric Ton of soda ash buys.