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Lead Futures to Lumber Futures Ratio
The lead futures to lumber futures ratio is 3.331 — Lead Futures at $1,910.63 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lead Futures to Lumber Futures ratio
1.000 T of lead futures = 3.331 Mbf of lumber futures
Inverse (LB-FUT/LEAD-FUT): 0.3002 — one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys that much lead futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (41th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lead Futures
$1,910.63
per Metric Ton
Lumber Futures
$573.54
per Thousand Board Feet
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Thousand Board Feet. The ratio reads as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of lead futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:32:48 GMT.
1Y average
3.380
median 3.369
1Y low
2.850
Jul 23, 2026
1Y high
4.227
Nov 9, 2025
Normal band
3.147–3.613
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-0.21σ
325 observations
Lead Futures to Lumber Futures ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LEAD-FUT/LB-FUT ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lead Futures / Lumber Futures price chart below.
LEAD-FUT/LB-FUT ratio line
How many Mbf of Lumber Futures one T of Lead Futures buys, over 1Y.
LEAD-FUT/LB-FUT ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LEAD-FUT/LB-FUT ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lead Futures and Lumber Futures prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the lead futures to lumber futures ratio
Lead Futures to Lumber Futures ratio = Lead Futures price per Metric Ton ÷ Lumber Futures price per Thousand Board Feet
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of lead futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,910.63 ÷ $573.54 = 3.331. The inverse is 0.3002.
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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 lead futures to lumber futures ratio today?
The lead futures to lumber futures ratio is 3.331 — Lead Futures at $1,910.63 per Metric Ton divided by Lumber Futures at $573.54 per Thousand Board Feet, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lead futures to lumber futures ratio?
Divide the lead futures price per Metric Ton by the lumber futures price per Thousand Board Feet. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Thousand Board Feets of lumber futures per Metric Ton of lead futures.
What is the inverse of the lead futures to lumber futures ratio?
The inverse, lumber futures to lead futures, is 0.3002 — how many Metric Tons of lead futures one Thousand Board Feet of lumber futures buys.