What is the price of live cattle per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US live cattle is between US$ 3.94 and US$ 12.80 per kilogram or between US$ 1.79 and US$ 5.80 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live cattle in US
The retail price range in Euro for live cattle is between EUR 3.61 and EUR 11.74 per kilogram or between EUR 1.64 and EUR 5.33 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US live cattle is between US$ 2.76 and US$ 8.96 per kilogram or between US$ 1.25 and US$ 4.06 per pound(lb).
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US Live Cattle Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Cattle from the US has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2012, the export price was 4.31 US dollars per kg, but by 2021, it had dropped to 1.05 US dollars per kg. This downward trend is expected to continue, with the export price for 2022 estimated to be 1.07 US dollars per kg. Predictions for 2023 and 2024 suggest that the export price will remain around 1.05 US dollars per kg.The exports of live cattle from US are classified as:
- Live cattle (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010229)
- Pure-bred cattle for breeding (HS code 010221)
US Live Cattle Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into the US has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2012, the import price was 4.31 US dollars per kg, but by 2016, this had dropped to 1.15 US dollars per kg. This downward trend has continued, with the import price in 2019 being 0.85 US dollars per kg, and in 2020, 0.91 US dollars per kg. However, in 2021, the import price rose slightly to 1.05 US dollars per kg, and in 2022, it increased further to 1.07 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price of Live Cattle into the US will continue to rise in the next two years, with an estimated price of 1.09 US dollars per kg in 2023, and 1.11 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for US live cattle
The total values in export for live cattle in US were US$ 67,894, US$ 226,933, US$ 244,422 and US$ 258,415 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Livestock category in US: Live Horses, Live Donkeys, Live Mules, Live Buffalo, Live Pigs, Live Sheep, Live Goats, Live Chicken, Live Turkey & Live Ducks.
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US live cattle - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of live cattle sold by US in 2020 was 319,847 metric tonnes. In 2019 US shipped 303,916 tonnes of live cattle. Across 2019 alone, the demand for US live cattle (livestock category) has escalated, recording a change of 27.634 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live cattle's exports increased by 63.06% bringing US US$258.42m for the year 2019. US' live cattle exports are categorised as:
- Pure-bred cattle for breeding (HS code 010221)
- Live cattle (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010229)
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US live cattle export values
In 2019, US shipped live cattle worth 258.42m USD, an increase of 5.73% from 2018's total live cattle export of 244.422m USD. The annual growth in value of US live cattle between 2017 to 2018 was 7.707 pc.
The annual variation in the amount of US' live cattle exports between 2017 and 2019 was 63.06% compared to a variation of 27.634% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for US live cattle ( in '000$ )
US' top export markets for live cattle are Barbados, Suriname, South Korea, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Peru.
US bought 702,182 tonnes of live cattle in 2019.