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Natural Gas, US to Cattle Ratio
The natural gas, us to cattle ratio is 1.237 — Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Natural Gas, US to Cattle ratio
1.000 MMBtu of natural gas, us = 1.237 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/NG-US): 0.8087 — one Pound of cattle buys that much natural gas, us.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (63th percentile of the last 1 year)
Natural Gas, US
$2.79
per Million British Thermal Units
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Million British Thermal Units ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:29:42 GMT.
1Y average
1.227
median 1.224
1Y low
0.9894
Aug 7, 2026
1Y high
1.450
Jun 30, 2026
Normal band
1.149–1.305
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.12σ
24 observations
Natural Gas, US to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NG-US/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Natural Gas, US / Cattle price chart below.
NG-US/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one MMBtu of Natural Gas, US buys, over 1Y.
NG-US/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NG-US/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Natural Gas, US 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 natural gas, us to cattle ratio
Natural Gas, US to Cattle ratio = Natural Gas, US price per Million British Thermal Units ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $2.79 ÷ $2.26 = 1.237. The inverse is 0.8087.
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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 natural gas, us to cattle ratio today?
The natural gas, us to cattle ratio is 1.237 — Natural Gas, US at $2.79 per Million British Thermal Units divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the natural gas, us to cattle ratio?
Divide the natural gas, us price per Million British Thermal Units 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 Million British Thermal Units of natural gas, us.
What is the inverse of the natural gas, us to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to natural gas, us, is 0.8087 — how many Million British Thermal Unitss of natural gas, us one Pound of cattle buys.