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Australia Live Goats Prices

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

The retail price range for Australia live goats is between US$ 1.20 and US$ 4.59 per kilogram or between US$ 0.54 and US$ 2.08 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live goats in Australia

The retail price range in Australian Dollar for live goats is between AUD 1.80 and AUD 6.91 per kilogram or between AUD 0.82 and AUD 3.13 per pound(lb) in Canberra and Melbourne.




Wholesale prices

In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Australia live goats is between US$ 0.84 and US$ 3.22 per kilogram or between US$ 0.38 and US$ 1.46 per pound(lb).




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Australia Live Goats Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction

The export price per kilogram of Live Goats from Australia has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2018, the price was 0.24 US dollars per kg, but by 2021, it had increased to 0.31 US dollars per kg. The most recent year, 2022, saw a slight increase to 0.52 US dollars per kg. This indicates that the export price of Live Goats from Australia is slowly increasing, and it is likely that this trend will continue in the coming years. Based on this data, we can predict that the export price of Live Goats from Australia in 2023 will be around 0.60 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 0.68 US dollars per kg.

The Australia live goats exports are categorised as:

  • Live goats (HS code 010420)


Australia Live Goats Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction

The import price per kilogram of Live Goats into Australia has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 0.16 US dollars per kg, and this increased to 0.25 US dollars per kg in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the price jumped to 0.43 US dollars per kg, before dropping slightly to 0.31 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has increased again to 0.52 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Goats into Australia will continue to increase in the next two years, with an estimated price of 0.60 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.68 US dollars per kg in 2024.


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Export values for Australia live goats

The total values in export for live goats in Australia were US$ 2,175, US$ 5,766 and US$ 4,900 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.



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

The amount of live goats shipped by Australia in 2020 was 8,483 tons. In 2019 Australia shipped 19,705 tonnes of live goats. In 2019 alone, the interest in Australia live goats (livestock category) has gone down, with a change of -15.837 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live goats' exports grew by 43.63 pc netting the exporter US$4.90m for the year 2019. Australia's live goats exports are classified as:

  • Live goats (HS code 010420)

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Australia live goats export values

In 2019, Australia supplied live goats valued at 4.90m USD, a contraction of -15.02% from 2018's total live goats export of 5.766m USD. The annual reduction in value of Australia live goats between 2017 to 2018 was 165.103 per cent.

The per year change in the amount of Australia's live goats exports between 2017 and 2019 was 43.63 percent when compared to a variation of -15.837% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Australia's portion of the world's total live goats' exports in 2019 was 1.2 percent. Australia holds position 9 in world exports of live goats.

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

Australia's leading export markets for live goats are Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia.

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Import/Export Trends

Australia is a net exporter of live goats. The annual growth of Australia live goats in value between 2015 to 2019 was -66%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 62%, per annum.

Australia imported 0 tonnes of live goats in 2019.



Australia, the world’s largest goat meat exporter

Australia accounts for 45-50% of global goat meat exports.

According to the government's statistics, at US$11.97 a kg, Australia’s export prices for goat meat have been higher than the global average of US$9.06 per kg.

While Australia’s goat meat exports have thrived for five years up to 2021, live goat exports have gone down in the same period. In 2002, live goat exports peaked at A$16.1 million (using 2021 adjusted inflation rate) but by 2022 the value had fallen to A$4.8 million. Cost increases of rearing goats in Victoria and New South Wales has been a major contributing factor for the decrease.

Australia’s main goat markets abroad

The top markets in 2022 for Australia’s goat meat include:

1. United States-69%

2. Republic of Korea-13%

3. Canada-7%

4. Taiwan-6%

Commercial goat breeds in Australia

There are at least three commercial goat breeds in Australia, with the extra category being kids or baby goats.

1. Boer Goats

Current price of Boer goats in Austraia: A$215 (US$137.68) per goat or $1.46 per kg (liveweight )

With an origin in South Africa at the turn of the 1900s, the Boer goat literally means "farmers' goat". The breed has curved horns and a shaggy streamlined coat. Males average 114 kg while females 94 kg. According to the Boer Goat Breeders’ Association of Australia, genes of this breed first came to Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s and ‘90s. Since 1994, the Pedigreed Boer goat breed has become one of the most popular sources of meat.

2. Anglo-Nubian

Current price of Anglo-Nubian goat in Australia: A$155 per goat or US$1.93-2.5 per liveweight kg

The Anglo-Nubian breed originated in the UK from a cross of Egyptian, Eritrean or Indian flock with Swiss goats. The difference between the new breed and the existing British flocks is that the Anglo-Nubian has an arched head and extra-long ears. At maturity, the goat weighs from135 to 175 pounds or between 61 and 80 kg. The first showcase of the new breed took place in 1875 at a UK show.

The Nubian first graced Australia in 1954. Since then, it has cross-bred with other goats, leading to goats with more ample butterfat and thicker flesh than in the Swiss parents. Because it is hardy, the breed does well in the drier parts of Australia. Other than being a source of meat, it also offers dairy milk.

3. Pygmy or Australia Miniature Goat

Current price pygmy goat in Australia: A$250-A$2000 (US$160.18 to 1,282) per goat or US$4.71-US$37.7) per liveweight kg

Known respectfully as Australia Miniature Goat, the pygmy is a smallish type that is still ongoing genetic development. It has a height cap of 63.5 cm. Its averages 60 to 86 pounds (27 to 39 kg) for males and 53 to 75 pounds (up to 34 kg) for does.

4. Kids/Baby Goats

Current price kids/baby goats in Australia: A$2 ($1.23) to A$5 (US$3.20) per liveweight kg

Kids or baby goats are small undeveloped goats of all breeds. They are valued for their tender meat. They are usually 12 months of age, or less.

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