Beef prices: questions and answers
Beef: median wholesale price 6.29 EUR/kg across 131 markets in 38 countries, quotes to 11 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of beef today?
The median wholesale price of beef was 6.29 EUR/kg across 1353 current quotes on 131 markets in 38 countries (latest quote 11 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 5.22 and 7.65 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
How do prices differ between types of beef?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Carcasses | 813 | 6.01 EUR/kg |
| Type not stated | 400 | 9.07 EUR/kg |
| Live cattle | 120 | 3.90 EUR/kg |
| Cow | 11 | 4.64 EUR/kg |
| Exchange futures | 7 | 4.51 EUR/kg |
Types are read from the names the markets publish, so that a comparison puts like with like. Quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
Where are prices of beef lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of beef were lowest in Argentina (2.17 EUR/kg), Philippines (3.19 EUR/kg), Canada (4.34 EUR/kg) and highest in Colombia (9.11 EUR/kg), Sweden (7.70 EUR/kg), Bulgaria (6.87 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of beef in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 30 | 9.11 EUR/kg | 32,145 COP/kg |
| Mexico | 23 | 4.57 EUR/kg | 96.0 MXN/kg |
| Philippines | 18 | 3.19 EUR/kg | 226.9 PHP/kg |
| Canada | 10 | 4.34 EUR/kg | 6.77 CAD/kg |
| Spain | 3 | 6.40 EUR/kg | — |
| Poland | 3 | 6.14 EUR/kg | — |
| Germany | 2 | 6.22 EUR/kg | — |
| France | 2 | 6.80 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting beef; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of beef going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 355 of 1298 quotes for beef rose, 534 fell and 409 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish beef prices?
131 markets in 38 countries have current beef quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- EU price reporting: Ireland Ireland · 40 quotes
- EU price reporting: Sweden Sweden · 40 quotes
- EU price reporting: Austria Austria · 38 quotes
- EU price reporting: Portugal Portugal · 38 quotes
- EU price reporting: Italy Italy · 37 quotes
- EU price reporting: Denmark Denmark · 35 quotes
- EU price reporting: Poland Poland · 34 quotes
- EU price reporting: Germany Germany · 32 quotes
Why are there so many different beef prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 244 different beef quote names, for example: Beef carcasses, adult male indicative price; Beef carcasses, adult male indicative price; Beef carcasses, adult male indicative price; Beef carcasses, adult male indicative price; Beef carcasses, adult male indicative price; Beef carcasses, adult male indicative price.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Which country produces the most beef?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of cattle was 1.58 billion head in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 15.1% of the world total, followed by India and United States.
Where do these beef prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are beef prices updated?
The latest beef quote is from 11 November 2026; 56 of 131 markets published beef prices in the seven days to 11 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download beef prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for beef prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.