What is the price of live cattle per kilogram/pound in Germany today?
The retail price range for Germany live cattle is between US$ 5.82 and US$ 6.81 per kilogram or between US$ 2.64 and US$ 3.09 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live cattle in Germany
The retail price range in Euro for live cattle is between EUR 5.38 and EUR 6.29 per kilogram or between EUR 2.44 and EUR 2.85 per pound(lb) in Berlin and Leipzig.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Germany live cattle is between US$ 4.07 and US$ 4.77 per kilogram or between US$ 1.85 and US$ 2.16 per pound(lb).
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Germany Live Cattle Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Cattle from Germany has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 3.22 US $ per kg, and in 2020, it had dropped to 3.03 US $ per kg. 2021 saw a slight increase to 3.35 US $ per kg, but 2022 saw a further drop to 3.65 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Live Cattle from Germany will continue to decrease in the next two years, with a predicted price of 3.00 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2.95 US $ per kg in 2024.The live cattle exports from Germany are classified as:
- Pure-bred cattle for breeding (HS code 010221)
- Live cattle (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010229)
Germany Live Cattle Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into Germany has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2012, the price was 4.16 US dollars per kg, and by 2016, it had dropped to 3.22 US dollars per kg. In 2017, the price increased slightly to 3.73 US dollars per kg, before dropping again to 3.26 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent data shows that the price has risen to 3.35 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Cattle into Germany will continue to rise in the coming years. We can predict that the price will reach 3.65 US dollars per kg in 2022, and will likely increase further to 3.75 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 3.85 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Germany live cattle
The total values in export for live cattle in Germany were US$ 356,112, US$ 433,100, US$ 403,835 and US$ 343,574 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Germany live cattle - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of live cattle sold by Germany in 2020 was 93,217 tons. In 2019 Germany exported 105,338 tonnes of live cattle. For 2019 alone, the demand for Germany live cattle (livestock category) has reduced, flactuating by -1.125 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live cattle's exports decreased by -9.34 percent netting the exporter US$343.57m for the year 2019. Germany's live cattle exports are classified as:
- Live cattle (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010229)
- Pure-bred cattle for breeding (HS code 010221)
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Germany live cattle export values
In 2019, Germany shipped live cattle costing 343.57m USD, a decrease of -14.92% from 2018's total live cattle export of 403.835m USD. The annual change in value of Germany live cattle between 2017 to 2018 was -6.757 percent.
The per year change in the amount of Germany's live cattle exports between 2017 and 2019 was -9.34 per cent when compared to a variation of -1.125% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Germany live cattle ( in '000$ )
Germany's top export markets for live cattle are the Netherlands, Russia, Italy, Belgium and Uzbekistan.
Germany brought in 11,536 tonnes of live cattle in 2019.