What is the price of live cattle per kilogram/pound in Canada today?
The retail price range for Canada live cattle is between US$ 2.92 and US$ 8.76 per kilogram or between US$ 1.32 and US$ 3.97 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live cattle in Canada
The retail price range in Canadian Dollar for live cattle is between CAD 3.94 and CAD 11.83 per kilogram or between CAD 1.79 and CAD 5.36 per pound(lb) in Ottawa and Montréal.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Canada live cattle is between US$ 2.04 and US$ 6.13 per kilogram or between US$ 0.93 and US$ 2.78 per pound(lb).
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Canada Live Cattle Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Cattle from Canada has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2012, the export price was 3.29 US $ per kg, but by 2021, it had dropped to 1.27 US $ per kg. This represents a decrease of 61.7%. The export price has been relatively stable since 2021, with the latest figure being 1.45 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price of Live Cattle from Canada will remain around 1.45 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.The live cattle exports from Canada are classified as:
- Live cattle (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010229)
- Pure-bred cattle for breeding (HS code 010221)
Canada Live Cattle Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into Canada has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2015, the price was $1.58, dropping to $1.35 in 2016, and then to $1.29 in 2017. In 2018, the price decreased further to $1.21, and then to $1.24 in 2020. The price then increased slightly to $1.27 in 2021, before rising to $1.45 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into Canada will be $1.41 in 2023 and $1.48 in 2024.Export values for Canada live cattle
The total values in export for live cattle in Canada were US$ 1,037,409, US$ 824,646, US$ 762,375 and US$ 924,175 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Livestock category in Canada: Live Horses, Live Donkeys, Live Mules, Live Buffalo, Live Pigs, Live Sheep, Live Goats, Live Chicken, Live Turkey & Live Ducks.
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Canada live cattle - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of live cattle shipped by Canada in 2020 was 673,075 metric tons. In 2019 Canada shipped 723,229 tonnes of live cattle. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Canada live cattle (livestock category) has gone up, with a change of 14.582 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live cattle's exports grew by 12.83 pc bringing Canada US$924.18m for the year 2019. Canada's live cattle exports are categorised as:
- Live cattle (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010229)
- Pure-bred cattle for breeding (HS code 010221)
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Canada live cattle export values
In 2019, Canada supplied live cattle valued at 924.18m USD, a growth of 21.22% from 2018's total live cattle export of 762.375m USD. The yearly increase in value of Canada live cattle between 2017 to 2018 was -7.551 per cent.
The annual change in the amount of Canada's live cattle exports between 2017 and 2019 was 12.83% in comparison to a variation of 14.582% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Canada live cattle ( in '000$ )
Canada's top export markets for live cattle are Mexico, Iran, South Korea, Kazakhstan and United Kingdom (UK).
Canada brought in 274,630 tonnes of live cattle in 2019.