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Gold to Milk Ratio
The gold to milk ratio is 279.2 — Gold at $4,643.59 per Troy Ounce divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Gold to Milk ratio
1.000 T.oz of gold = 279.230 Cwt of milk
Inverse (MILK/XAU): 0.003581 — one Hundredweight of milk buys that much gold.
Above its 1 year average. (72th percentile of the last 1 year)
Gold
$4,643.59
per Troy Ounce
Milk
$16.63
per Hundredweight
Unit basis: USD per Troy Ounce ÷ USD per Hundredweight. The ratio reads as Hundredweights of milk per Troy Ounce of gold. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:24:14 GMT.
1Y average
269.2
median 267.1
1Y low
192.6
Aug 26, 2025
1Y high
383.6
Jan 27, 2026
Normal band
233.6–304.9
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.28σ
337 observations
Gold to Milk ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the XAU/MILK ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Gold / Milk price chart below.
XAU/MILK ratio line
How many Cwt of Milk one T.oz of Gold buys, over 1Y.
XAU/MILK ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the XAU/MILK ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Gold and Milk 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 milk ratio
Gold to Milk ratio = Gold price per Troy Ounce ÷ Milk price per Hundredweight
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Hundredweights of milk per Troy Ounce of gold — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $4,643.59 ÷ $16.63 = 279.2. The inverse is 0.003581.
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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 gold to milk ratio today?
The gold to milk ratio is 279.2 — Gold at $4,643.59 per Troy Ounce divided by Milk at $16.63 per Hundredweight, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the gold to milk ratio?
Divide the gold price per Troy Ounce by the milk price per Hundredweight. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Hundredweights of milk per Troy Ounce of gold.
What is the inverse of the gold to milk ratio?
The inverse, milk to gold, is 0.003581 — how many Troy Ounces of gold one Hundredweight of milk buys.