Commodity ratio · live
Cattle to Soybean Oil Ratio
The cattle to soybean oil ratio is 3.325 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Soybean Oil at $0.6786 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cattle to Soybean Oil ratio
1.000 lbs of cattle = 3.325 Lb of soybean oil
Inverse (ZL/LC1): 0.3008 — one Pound of soybean oil buys that much cattle.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (8th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Soybean Oil
¢0.6786
per Pound
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of soybean oil per Pound of cattle. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:13:10 GMT.
1Y average
4.006
median 3.988
1Y low
2.930
Mar 9, 2026
1Y high
5.158
Dec 19, 2025
Normal band
3.464–4.548
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.26σ
199 observations
Cattle to Soybean Oil ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LC1/ZL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cattle / Soybean Oil price chart below.
LC1/ZL ratio line
How many Lb of Soybean Oil one lbs of Cattle buys, over 1Y.
LC1/ZL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LC1/ZL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cattle and Soybean Oil 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 soybean oil ratio
Cattle to Soybean Oil ratio = Cattle price per Pound ÷ Soybean Oil price per Pound
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $2.26 ÷ $0.6786 = 3.325. The inverse is 0.3008.
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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 soybean oil ratio today?
The cattle to soybean oil ratio is 3.325 — Cattle at $2.26 per Pound divided by Soybean Oil at $0.6786 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cattle to soybean oil ratio?
Divide the cattle price per Pound by the soybean oil price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of soybean oil per Pound of cattle.
What is the inverse of the cattle to soybean oil ratio?
The inverse, soybean oil to cattle, is 0.3008 — how many Pounds of cattle one Pound of soybean oil buys.