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Barley to Cattle Ratio
The barley to cattle ratio is 54.03 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Barley to Cattle ratio
1.000 T of barley = 54.027 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/NBLC1): 0.01851 — one Pound of cattle buys that much barley.
Barley
$121.90
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 barley. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:24:33 GMT.
Barley to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NBLC1/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Barley / Cattle price chart below.
NBLC1/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one T of Barley buys, over 1Y.
No overlapping history for NBLC1/LC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
NBLC1/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NBLC1/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
No overlapping history for NBLC1/LC1 over 1Y. Try a longer range.
Barley 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 barley to cattle ratio
Barley to Cattle ratio = Barley 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 barley — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $121.90 ÷ $2.26 = 54.03. The inverse is 0.01851.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 barley to cattle ratio today?
The barley to cattle ratio is 54.03 — Barley at $121.90 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the barley to cattle ratio?
Divide the barley 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 barley.
What is the inverse of the barley to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to barley, is 0.01851 — how many Metric Tons of barley one Pound of cattle buys.