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Soybean Oil to Cattle Ratio
The soybean oil to cattle ratio is 0.3008 — Soybean Oil at $0.6786 per Pound divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Soybean Oil to Cattle ratio
1.000 Lb of soybean oil = 0.3008 lbs of cattle
Inverse (LC1/ZL): 3.325 — one Pound of cattle buys that much soybean oil.
Near the top of its 1 year range — historically stretched. (92th percentile of the last 1 year)
Soybean Oil
¢0.6786
per Pound
Cattle
¢2.26
per Pound
Unit basis: US Cent per Pound ÷ US Cent per Pound. The ratio reads as Pounds of cattle per Pound of soybean oil. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:13:08 GMT.
1Y average
0.2543
median 0.2507
1Y low
0.1939
Dec 19, 2025
1Y high
0.3413
Mar 9, 2026
Normal band
0.2195–0.2890
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+1.34σ
199 observations
Soybean Oil to Cattle ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ZL/LC1 ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Soybean Oil / Cattle price chart below.
ZL/LC1 ratio line
How many lbs of Cattle one Lb of Soybean Oil buys, over 1Y.
ZL/LC1 ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ZL/LC1 ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Soybean Oil 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 soybean oil to cattle ratio
Soybean Oil to Cattle ratio = Soybean Oil price per Pound ÷ Cattle price per Pound
Both legs share the same unit, so the result is a plain unitless number, directly comparable across time.
Worked example, live prices: $0.6786 ÷ $2.26 = 0.3008. The inverse is 3.325.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the soybean oil to cattle ratio today?
The soybean oil to cattle ratio is 0.3008 — Soybean Oil at $0.6786 per Pound divided by Cattle at $2.26 per Pound, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the soybean oil to cattle ratio?
Divide the soybean oil price per Pound 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 Pound of soybean oil.
What is the inverse of the soybean oil to cattle ratio?
The inverse, cattle to soybean oil, is 3.325 — how many Pounds of soybean oil one Pound of cattle buys.