# Live export cattle prices push into unchartered territory + 2020 full year export data - Beef Central

> Heavy steers for Vietnam are being loaded at Townsville at over $4/kg liveweight, a record level, as tight supply and strong demand ahead of Tet push prices higher. Exporters are paying unprecedented prices, with cattle sourced from as far as NSW, and 2020 exports to Vietnam reached a six-year high of 297,721 head.

- Date: 2021-01-21 · published 2021-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49081-live-export-cattle-prices-push-into-unchartered-territory-2020-full-year-export
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export demand and tight supply are lifting live cattle values in northern Australia, supporting cattle prices and tightening feeder supply.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-12-20 | [Domestic Fed and Feeder Cattle Prices are Supported by Export Demand \| Center for Agricultural Profitability \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55695-domestic-fed-and-feeder-cattle-prices-are-supported-by-export-demand-center-for.md) | +0.6% | +0.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-09-27 | [Cattle futures surge as trade grows bullish on potential U.S. exports to Japan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57214-cattle-futures-surge-as-trade-grows-bullish-on-potential-u-s-exports-to-japan.md) | +0.6% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-11-10 | [US reduces beef exports as cattle herd shrinks, squeezing Tyson Foods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33104-us-reduces-beef-exports-as-cattle-herd-shrinks-squeezing-tyson-foods-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -6.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-11-05 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up on firm cash, export hopes - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7937-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-up-on-firm-cash-export-hopes-grainews.md) | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-06-03 | [Trade fights continue to batter U.S. live cattle, lean hog futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11384-trade-fights-continue-to-batter-u-s-live-cattle-lean-hog-futures.md) | +3.1% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-20 | [Domestic Fed and Feeder Cattle Prices are Supported by Export Demand \| Center for Agricultural Profitability \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55695-domestic-fed-and-feeder-cattle-prices-are-supported-by-export-demand-center-for.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-25 | [Flesh-eating screwworms, beef price surge collide as Mexico resumes cattle exports to U.S. - Los Angeles Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17846-flesh-eating-screwworms-beef-price-surge-collide-as-mexico-resumes-cattle.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-10-17 | [Australia cashes in on beef exports as US cattle herd shrinks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27809-australia-cashes-in-on-beef-exports-as-us-cattle-herd-shrinks-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/live-export/export-cattle-prices-push-into-unchartered-territory-2020-full-year-export-data/

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