Commodity ratio · live
Platinum to Cattle Ratio
The platinum to cattle ratio is 834.3 — Platinum at $1,882.54 per Troy Ounce divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Platinum to Cattle ratio
1.000 T.oz of platinum = 834.348 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/PL): 0.001199 — one Pound of cattle buys that much platinum.
Above its 1 year average. (72th percentile of the last 1 year)
Platinum
$1,882.54
per Troy Ounce
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: USD per Troy Ounce ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Troy Ounce of platinum. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:17:37 GMT.
1Y average
781.4
median 762.4
1Y low
542.9
Aug 28, 2025
1Y high
1375
Jan 29, 2026
Normal band
656.9–905.9
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.43σ
200 observations
Platinum to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the PL/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Platinum / Cattle price chart below.
PL/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one T.oz of Platinum buys, over 1Y.
PL/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the PL/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Platinum 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 platinum to cattle ratio
Platinum to Cattle ratio = Platinum price per Troy Ounce ÷ Cattle price per Pound
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Pounds of cattle per Troy Ounce of platinum — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,882.54 ÷ $2.26 = 834.3. The inverse is 0.001199.
The flagship commodity ratios
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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 platinum to cattle ratio today?
The platinum to cattle ratio is 834.3 — Platinum at $1,882.54 per Troy Ounce divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the platinum to cattle ratio?
Divide the platinum price per Troy Ounce 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 Troy Ounce of platinum.
What is the inverse of the platinum to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to platinum, is 0.001199 — how many Troy Ounces of platinum one Pound of cattle buys.