What is the price of live cattle per kilogram/pound in Ethiopia today?
The retail price range for Ethiopia live cattle is between US$ 2.28 and US$ 5.41 per kilogram or between US$ 1.03 and US$ 2.45 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live cattle in Ethiopia
The retail price range in Ethiopian Birr for live cattle is between ETB 123.77 and ETB 293.50 per kilogram or between ETB 56.13 and ETB 133.11 per pound(lb) in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ethiopia live cattle is between US$ 1.60 and US$ 3.79 per kilogram or between US$ 0.72 and US$ 1.72 per pound(lb).
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Ethiopia Live Cattle Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Cattle from Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2014, the price was 1.69 US $ per kg, and in 2015 it increased slightly to 1.81 US $ per kg. In 2016, the price rose to 1.83 US $ per kg, before dropping back to 1.81 US $ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price decreased to 1.78 US $ per kg, and in 2019 it dropped further to 1.72 US $ per kg. The most recent year, 2020, saw a slight increase to 1.76 US $ per kg, before dropping again to 1.62 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Live Cattle from Ethiopia will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with prices of around 1.60 US $ per kg in 2023 and 1.64 US $ per kg in 2024.The exports of live cattle from Ethiopia are classified as:
- Pure-bred cattle for breeding (HS code 010221)
- Live cattle (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010229)
Ethiopia Live Cattle Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2014, the price was 1.69 US dollars per kg, and in 2015 it increased slightly to 1.81 US dollars per kg. In 2016, the price rose again to 1.83 US dollars per kg, before dropping back to 1.81 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price decreased to 1.78 US dollars per kg, and in 2019 it dropped further to 1.72 US dollars per kg. The price then increased slightly in 2020 to 1.76 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 1.62 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into Ethiopia will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price in 2023 will be around 1.62 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 1.64 US dollars per kg.Export values for Ethiopia live cattle
The total values in export for live cattle in Ethiopia were US$ 70,314, US$ 38,647, US$ 4,307 and US$ 201 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Livestock category in Ethiopia: Live Horses, Live Donkeys, Live Mules, Live Buffalo, Live Pigs, Live Sheep, Live Goats, Live Chicken, Live Turkey & Live Ducks.
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Ethiopia live cattle - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ethiopia exported 80 tonnes of live cattle. Through 2019 alone, the market for Ethiopia live cattle (livestock category) has gone down, flactuating by -96.647 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live cattle's exports decreased by -99.63 percent earning the country US$0.20m for the year 2019. Ethiopia's live cattle exports are categorised as:
- Pure-bred cattle for breeding (HS code 010221)
- Live cattle (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010229)
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Ethiopia live cattle export values
In 2019, Ethiopia exported live cattle with a value of 0.20m USD, a reduction of -95.36% from 2018's total live cattle export of 4.307m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Ethiopia live cattle between 2017 to 2018 was -88.856%.
The per year variation in the volume of Ethiopia's live cattle exports between 2017 and 2019 was -99.63 percent compared to a variation of -96.647% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ethiopia live cattle ( in '000$ )
Ethiopia's best performing export markets for live cattle are Yemen, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, France and Saudi Arabia.
Ethiopia brought in 23 tonnes of live cattle in 2019.