What is the price of beef in US?

As of May 2026, beef in US is US$ 11.34 per kg (US$ 5.15 / lb), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much beef did the US export in 2024?

The US exported 369,893 tonnes of beef in 2024.

What is the US's world rank in beef exports?

The US ranks #1 among 80 beef exporters.

Is the US a net exporter or importer of beef?

The US is a net exporter of beef.

What percentage of global beef exports does the US account for?

The US accounts for 17.3% of global beef exports.

Beef Price in US - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

See global beef prices, production & trade →

Current Beef Prices in US
Beef Price History & Trend
Download & Embed
Market Insights
Price Check & Landed Cost

Beef Prices in US

US$ 11.34 / kg

US$ 5.15 / lb

MoM ▲ 1.4% YoY ▲ 1.4%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Price (US$/lb)	Local (USD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Global benchmark	7.95	3.61	-	▼ 3.2%	▲ 20.1%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	11.34	5.15	-	▲ 1.4%	▲ 1.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beef price in US available is US$ 11.34 per kg (US$ 5.15 / lb), up 1.4% year-on-year.

The US is the world's leading beef exporter, shipping 369,893 tonnes valued at US$4.14 billion in 2024, which accounts for 17.3% of global exports and reflects a 0.6% year-on-year increase. The country holds a net exporter position. The latest export unit value for US beef is US$11.343 per kg.

Looking to buy beef from US?

Get a quote now

Request a quote

Beef Price History & Trend

We are building a dedicated beef price series for US history. The trend line shown is the closest commodity benchmark, for reference only.

Global benchmark (world reference) price for beef, US$ per kg.

Download & Embed this Data

Use this data freely with attribution to Selina Wamucii.

⬇ Download CSV </> Embed widget

Get beef price alerts

We’ll email you when the US beef price moves more than 5%.

Sell your beef

Producers, exporters and cooperatives: reach 50,000+ global buyers.

List your produce

Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - beef in US

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, US exported $4.14B (369.9 kt) of beef▲ 0.6% YoY. That ranks #1 worldwide (17.3% of global exports).

$4.14B

Export value

369.9 kt

Export volume

#1 / 80

World rank

17.3%

Global share

$11.19

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beef exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $4.14B · 17.3%
#2 Australia $3.36B · 14%
#3 Netherlands $2.37B · 9.9%
#4 Canada $2.25B · 9.4%
#5 Ireland $2.07B · 8.6%

Annual export data US · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$4.14B	369.9 kt	$11.19
2023	$4.11B	382.5 kt	$10.75
2022	$4.1B	399.1 kt	$10.28
2021	$4.41B	444.7 kt	$9.91
2020	$3.38B	409.7 kt	$8.24

HS Code

beef is traded under Harmonized System code 0201.30. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

US beef - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of beef sold by US in 2020 was 1,166,537 metric tons. In 2019 US sold 1,227,770 tonnes of beef. Through 2019 alone, the demand for US beef (meat category) has shrunk, flactuating by -2.795 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beef's exports increased by 4.89 pc bringing the exporter US$7,713.29m for the year 2019. US' beef exports are classified as:

Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and 1/2 carcases) (HS code 020120)
Frozen edible bovine offal (excluding tongues and livers) (HS code 020629)
Fresh or chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code 020610)
Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless (HS code 020130)
Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code 020110)
Frozen, boneless meat of bovine animals (HS code 020230)
Frozen bovine carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020210)
Frozen edible bovine livers (HS code 020622)
Frozen bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020220)
Frozen edible bovine tongues (HS code 020621)

Are you a producer of beef or other products?

US beef export values

In 2019, US exported beef with a value of 7,713.29m USD, a reduction of -3.88% from 2018's total beef export of 8024.25m USD. The yearly change in value of US beef between 2017 to 2018 was 15.788 percent.

The yearly variation in the volume of US' beef exports between 2017 and 2019 was 4.89 pc when compared to a variation of -2.795% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

US' portion of the world's total beef's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 15 in world exports of beef.

Export markets for US beef ( in '000$ )

US' top destinations for beef are Canada, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Korea and the Dominican Republic.

US purchased 1,038,363 tonnes of beef in 2019.

Other Meat Prices in US

Latest prices for other meat in US:

Mutton$15.41/kg Pork$3.28/kg Horse Meat$3.55/kg Goat Meat$13.21/kg Chicken Meat$2.30/kg Rabbit Meat$8.04/kg Duck Meat$14.81/kg Tallow Fat$1.29/kg Camel Meat$5.75/kg Ham$11.13/kg Side Bacon$4.41/kg Turkey Meat$3.27/kg Frog Legs$42.98/kg Guinea Fowls Meat$28.66/kg Geese Meat$15.55/kg

Agri-Commodity Price Check

Live reference prices and an instant landed-cost estimate. Data updated continuously from official sources.

Beef US

US$ 11.3430 / kg

generic Export (unit value) as of 2026-05-01

Reference figures for guidance only — not a quotation. Request a detailed price report →

Shopping cart