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Lead Futures to Cattle Ratio
The lead futures to cattle ratio is 846.7 — Lead Futures at $1,910.33 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Lead Futures to Cattle ratio
1.000 T of lead futures = 846.665 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/LEAD-FUT): 0.001181 — one Pound of cattle buys that much lead futures.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (58th percentile of the last 1 year)
Lead Futures
$1,910.33
per Metric Ton
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Metric Ton ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Metric Ton of lead futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:25:23 GMT.
1Y average
836.7
median 834.6
1Y low
718.4
Jun 30, 2026
1Y high
1026
Jan 16, 2026
Normal band
790.9–882.5
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.22σ
193 observations
Lead Futures to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the LEAD-FUT/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Lead Futures / Cattle price chart below.
LEAD-FUT/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one T of Lead Futures buys, over 1Y.
LEAD-FUT/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the LEAD-FUT/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Lead Futures and Cattle 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 cattle ratio
Lead Futures to Cattle ratio = Lead Futures price per Metric Ton ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Metric Ton of lead futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,910.33 ÷ $2.26 = 846.7. The inverse is 0.001181.
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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 cattle ratio today?
The lead futures to cattle ratio is 846.7 — Lead Futures at $1,910.33 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the lead futures to cattle ratio?
Divide the lead futures price per Metric Ton by the cattle price per Pound. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Pounds of cattle per Metric Ton of lead futures.
What is the inverse of the lead futures to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to lead futures, is 0.001181 — how many Metric Tons of lead futures one Pound of cattle buys.