Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Tin Ratio
The cattle to tin ratio is 0.00004037 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Tin at $55,891.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Tin ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.00004037 T of tin
Inverse (TIN/LC1): 24771 — one Metric Ton of tin buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (2th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Tin
$55,891.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of tin per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:11:29 GMT.
1Y average
0.00005303
median 0.00005199
1Y low
0.00003466
Jan 29, 2026
1Y high
0.00007334
Sep 19, 2025
Normal band
0.00004460–0.00006145
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.50σ
200 observations
Cattle to Tin ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/TIN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Tin price chart below.
LC1/TIN ratio line
How many T of Tin one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/TIN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/TIN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Tin 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 tin ratio
Cattle to Tin ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Tin price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of tin per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $55,891.00 = 0.00004037. The inverse is 24771.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cattle to tin ratio today?
The cattle to tin ratio is 0.00004037 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Tin at $55,891.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to tin ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the tin 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 tin per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to tin ratio?
The inverse, tin to cattle, is 24771 — how many Pounds of cattle one Metric Ton of tin buys.