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Gold to Cattle Ratio
The gold to cattle ratio is 2058 — Gold at $4,644.16 per Troy Ounce divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Gold to Cattle ratio
1.000 T.oz of gold = 2,058.3 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/XAU): 0.0004858 — one Pound of cattle buys that much gold.
Above its 1 year average. (87th percentile of the last 1 year)
Gold
$4,644.16
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 gold. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:28:25 GMT.
1Y average
1851
median 1856
1Y low
1371
Aug 28, 2025
1Y high
2741
Jan 27, 2026
Normal band
1677–2025
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.19σ
200 observations
Gold to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the XAU/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Gold / Cattle price chart below.
XAU/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one T.oz of Gold buys, over 1Y.
XAU/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the XAU/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Gold 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 gold to cattle ratio
Gold to Cattle ratio = Gold 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 gold — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,644.16 ÷ $2.26 = 2058. The inverse is 0.0004858.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4647.62 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.00 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.75 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.77 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1885.63 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1351.00 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the gold to cattle ratio today?
The gold to cattle ratio is 2058 — Gold at $4,644.16 per Troy Ounce divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the gold to cattle ratio?
Divide the gold 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 gold.
What is the inverse of the gold to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to gold, is 0.0004858 — how many Troy Ounces of gold one Pound of cattle buys.