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Nickel Futures to Cattle Ratio
The nickel futures to cattle ratio is 7538 — Nickel Futures at $17,007.63 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Nickel Futures to Cattle ratio
1.000 T of nickel futures = 7,537.8 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/NICKEL-FUT): 0.0001327 — one Pound of cattle buys that much nickel futures.
Above its 1 year average. (80th percentile of the last 1 year)
Nickel Futures
$17,007.63
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 nickel futures. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:35:51 GMT.
1Y average
7066
median 7134
1Y low
5763
Dec 15, 2025
1Y high
9271
Jan 27, 2026
Normal band
6606–7525
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.03σ
200 observations
Nickel Futures to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the NICKEL-FUT/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Nickel Futures / Cattle price chart below.
NICKEL-FUT/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one T of Nickel Futures buys, over 1Y.
NICKEL-FUT/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the NICKEL-FUT/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Nickel 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 nickel futures to cattle ratio
Nickel Futures to Cattle ratio = Nickel 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 nickel futures — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $17,007.63 ÷ $2.26 = 7538. The inverse is 0.0001327.
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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 nickel futures to cattle ratio today?
The nickel futures to cattle ratio is 7538 — Nickel Futures at $17,007.63 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the nickel futures to cattle ratio?
Divide the nickel 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 nickel futures.
What is the inverse of the nickel futures to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to nickel futures, is 0.0001327 — how many Metric Tons of nickel futures one Pound of cattle buys.