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Steel to Chicken Ratio
The steel to chicken ratio is 2414 — Steel at $3,066.00 per Metric Ton divided by Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Steel to Chicken ratio
1.000 T of steel = 2,414.2 kg of chicken
Inverse (CHKN/STEEL): 0.0004142 — one Kilogram of chicken buys that much steel.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Steel
¥3,066.00
per Metric Ton
Chicken
$1.27
per Kilogram
Unit basis: CNY per Metric Ton ÷ USD per Kilogram. The ratio reads as Kilograms of chicken per Metric Ton of steel. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:28:11 GMT.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (CNY and USD). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
2378
median 2376
1Y low
2340
Aug 3, 2026
1Y high
2420
Jul 27, 2026
Normal band
2360–2397
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.91σ
5 observations
Steel to Chicken ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the STEEL/CHKN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Steel / Chicken price chart below.
STEEL/CHKN ratio line
How many kg of Chicken one T of Steel buys, over 1Y.
STEEL/CHKN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the STEEL/CHKN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Steel and Chicken prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the steel to chicken ratio
Steel to Chicken ratio = Steel price per Metric Ton ÷ Chicken price per Kilogram
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Kilograms of chicken per Metric Ton of steel — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,066.00 ÷ $1.27 = 2414. The inverse is 0.0004142.
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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 steel to chicken ratio today?
The steel to chicken ratio is 2414 — Steel at $3,066.00 per Metric Ton divided by Chicken at $1.27 per Kilogram, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the steel to chicken ratio?
Divide the steel price per Metric Ton by the chicken price per Kilogram. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Kilograms of chicken per Metric Ton of steel.
What is the inverse of the steel to chicken ratio?
The inverse, chicken to steel, is 0.0004142 — how many Metric Tons of steel one Kilogram of chicken buys.