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Soda Ash to Cattle Ratio
The soda ash to cattle ratio is 456.5 — Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soda Ash to Cattle ratio
1.000 T of soda ash = 456.500 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/SODASH): 0.002191 — one Pound of cattle buys that much soda ash.
Near the bottom of its 1 year range — historically compressed. (6th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soda Ash
$1,030.00
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 soda ash. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:27:54 GMT.
1Y average
504.0
median 504.6
1Y low
398.1
Aug 4, 2026
1Y high
614.8
Dec 2, 2025
Normal band
472.6–535.3
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
-1.51σ
198 observations
Soda Ash to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the SODASH/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soda Ash / Cattle price chart below.
SODASH/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one T of Soda Ash buys, over 1Y.
SODASH/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the SODASH/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soda Ash 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 soda ash to cattle ratio
Soda Ash to Cattle ratio = Soda Ash 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 soda ash — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $1,030.00 ÷ $2.26 = 456.5. The inverse is 0.002191.
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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 soda ash to cattle ratio today?
The soda ash to cattle ratio is 456.5 — Soda Ash at $1,030.00 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soda ash to cattle ratio?
Divide the soda ash 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 soda ash.
What is the inverse of the soda ash to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to soda ash, is 0.002191 — how many Metric Tons of soda ash one Pound of cattle buys.