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Australia Live Cattle Prices

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What is the price of live cattle per kilogram/pound in Australia today?

The retail price range for Australia live cattle is between US$ 2.92 and US$ 4.87 per kilogram or between US$ 1.33 and US$ 2.21 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live cattle in Australia

The retail price range in Australian Dollar for live cattle is between AUD 4.40 and AUD 7.33 per kilogram or between AUD 1.99 and AUD 3.32 per pound(lb) in Canberra and Melbourne.




Wholesale prices

In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Australia live cattle is between US$ 2.05 and US$ 3.41 per kilogram or between US$ 0.93 and US$ 1.55 per pound(lb).




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Australia Live Cattle Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction

The export price per kilogram of Live Cattle from Australia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.01 US $ per kg, followed by 0.96 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.7 US $ per kg, before increasing to 0.99 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then rose to 1.3 US $ per kg in 2021 and 1.48 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Live Cattle from Australia will be 1.63 US $ per kg in 2023 and 1.78 US $ per kg in 2024.

The live cattle exports from Australia are classified as:

  • Live cattle (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010229)
  • Pure-bred cattle for breeding (HS code 010221)


Australia Live Cattle Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction

The import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into Australia has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2012, the price was $1.01, but by 2016, it had dropped to $0.95. In 2017, the price rose slightly to $1.01, but then dropped again to $0.96 in 2018. The lowest price was seen in 2019, when the import price per kilogram was $0.70. In 2020, the price rose to $0.99, and then increased further to $1.30 in 2021. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into Australia was $1.48 in 2022. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into Australia will remain relatively stable in 2023 and 2024. Based on the data, we can predict that the import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into Australia will be around $1.48 in 2023 and $1.50 in 2024.


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Export values for Australia live cattle

The total values in export for live cattle in Australia were US$ 889,996, US$ 1,095,357 and US$ 1,243,769 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.



Australia live cattle - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of live cattle shipped by Australia in 2020 was 1,145,461 tons. In 2019 Australia shipped 1,773,115 tonnes of live cattle. In 2019 alone, the interest in Australia live cattle (livestock category) has improved, recording a change of 55.399 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live cattle's exports went up by 101.84 pc netting the nation US$1,243.77m for the year 2019. Australia's live cattle exports are categorised as:

  • Pure-bred cattle for breeding (HS code 010221)
  • Live cattle (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010229)

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Australia live cattle export values

In 2019, Australia supplied live cattle costing 1,243.77m USD, a surge of 13.55% from 2018's total live cattle export of 1095.357m USD. The annual change in value of Australia live cattle between 2017 to 2018 was 23.074 percent.

The per year change in the volume of Australia's live cattle exports between 2017 and 2019 was 101.84% when compared to a variation of 55.399% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

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Export markets for Australia live cattle ( in '000$ )

Australia's top export markets for live cattle are Brunei Darussalam, Jordan, South Korea, Israel and China.

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Australia purchased 0 tonnes of live cattle in 2019.



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