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Oats Future to Cattle Ratio
The oats future to cattle ratio is 145.6 — Oats Future at $328.51 per Bushel divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Oats Future to Cattle ratio
1.000 Bu of oats future = 145.597 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/OAT-FUT): 0.006868 — one Pound of cattle buys that much oats future.
Above its 1 year average. (89th percentile of the last 1 year)
Oats Future
$328.51
per Bushel
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Bushel ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Bushel of oats future. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:29:06 GMT.
1Y average
133.0
median 131.4
1Y low
87.93
Jun 30, 2026
1Y high
182.5
Mar 12, 2026
Normal band
123.5–142.5
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.33σ
194 observations
Oats Future to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the OAT-FUT/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Oats Future / Cattle price chart below.
OAT-FUT/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one Bu of Oats Future buys, over 1Y.
OAT-FUT/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the OAT-FUT/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Oats Future 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 oats future to cattle ratio
Oats Future to Cattle ratio = Oats Future price per Bushel ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Bushel of oats future — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $328.51 ÷ $2.26 = 145.6. The inverse is 0.006868.
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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 oats future to cattle ratio today?
The oats future to cattle ratio is 145.6 — Oats Future at $328.51 per Bushel divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the oats future to cattle ratio?
Divide the oats future price per Bushel 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 Bushel of oats future.
What is the inverse of the oats future to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to oats future, is 0.006868 — how many Bushels of oats future one Pound of cattle buys.