Cattle
Herd size, feed costs and border rules set the North American beef market.
229.68
USc/lb, +0.9% on the week
CME live cattle, indicative, week of October 23, 2026. Source: Commodities-API (commodities-api.com), indicative prices.
52 weeks of Friday closes
- Week
- +0.9%
- 13-week range
- 213.15 to 231.58
- 52-week range
- 213.15 to 257.52
- Over the year
- −2.9%
- Matters to
- North America, South America
Where Canada sells it
Cattle and beef: C$7.8 billion of Canadian exports in the 12 months to August 2026, 16% of it outside the United States.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade Web Application (catalogue 71-607-X), domestic exports, by destination.
Largest buyers outside the United States
| China | C$363 million |
|---|---|
| Mexico | C$317 million |
| Japan | C$224 million |
| Viet Nam | C$107 million |
| South Korea | C$66 million |
| Hong Kong | C$32 million |
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