Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Silver Ratio
The cattle to silver ratio is 0.03272 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Silver at $68.96 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Silver ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.03272 T.oz of silver
Inverse (XAG/LC1): 30.56 — one Troy Ounce of silver buys that much cattle.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (32th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Silver
$68.96
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of silver per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:21:07 GMT.
1Y average
0.03765
median 0.03568
1Y low
0.01724
Jan 28, 2026
1Y high
0.06395
Aug 28, 2025
Normal band
0.02901–0.04628
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.57σ
200 observations
Cattle to Silver ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/XAG ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Silver price chart below.
LC1/XAG ratio line
How many T.oz of Silver one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/XAG ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/XAG ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Silver 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 silver ratio
Cattle to Silver ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Silver price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of silver per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $68.96 = 0.03272. The inverse is 30.56.
The flagship commodity ratios
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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 silver ratio today?
The cattle to silver ratio is 0.03272 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Silver at $68.96 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to silver ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the silver price per Troy Ounce. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Troy Ounces of silver per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to silver ratio?
The inverse, silver to cattle, is 30.56 — how many Pounds of cattle one Troy Ounce of silver buys.