Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Zinc Ratio
The cattle to zinc ratio is 0.0005872 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Zinc at $3,842.20 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Zinc ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 0.0005872 T of zinc
Inverse (ZINC/LC1): 1703 — one Metric Ton of zinc buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (1th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Zinc
$3,842.20
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of zinc per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:27:55 GMT.
1Y average
0.0007271
median 0.0007297
1Y low
0.0005707
Aug 21, 2026
1Y high
0.0008868
Aug 29, 2025
Normal band
0.0006758–0.0007784
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-2.73σ
200 observations
Cattle to Zinc ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/ZINC ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Zinc price chart below.
LC1/ZINC ratio line
How many T of Zinc one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/ZINC ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/ZINC ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Zinc 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 zinc ratio
Cattle to Zinc ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Zinc price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of zinc per Pound of cattle — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $3,842.20 = 0.0005872. The inverse is 1703.
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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 zinc ratio today?
The cattle to zinc ratio is 0.0005872 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Zinc at $3,842.20 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to zinc ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the zinc 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 zinc per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to zinc ratio?
The inverse, zinc to cattle, is 1703 — how many Pounds of cattle one Metric Ton of zinc buys.