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Zinc to Cattle Ratio
The zinc to cattle ratio is 1703 — Zinc at $3,842.20 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Zinc to Cattle ratio
1.000 T of zinc = 1,702.9 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/ZINC): 0.0005872 — one Pound of cattle buys that much zinc.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (100th percentile of the last 1 year)
Zinc
$3,842.20
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 zinc. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:27:54 GMT.
1Y average
1382
median 1370
1Y low
1128
Aug 29, 2025
1Y high
1752
Aug 21, 2026
Normal band
1280–1484
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+3.14σ
200 observations
Zinc to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZINC/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Zinc / Cattle price chart below.
ZINC/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one T of Zinc buys, over 1Y.
ZINC/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZINC/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Zinc 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 zinc to cattle ratio
Zinc to Cattle ratio = Zinc 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 zinc — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $3,842.20 ÷ $2.26 = 1703. The inverse is 0.0005872.
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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 zinc to cattle ratio today?
The zinc to cattle ratio is 1703 — Zinc at $3,842.20 per Metric Ton divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the zinc to cattle ratio?
Divide the zinc 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 zinc.
What is the inverse of the zinc to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to zinc, is 0.0005872 — how many Metric Tons of zinc one Pound of cattle buys.