Monthly average, September 2026
US import price of lean New Zealand beef.
| Unit | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| kg | 6.86 |
| pound | 3.11 |
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.71 | 8.21 | 6.86 | +12.4% | 7.82 |
| 2025 | 6.86 | 7.51 | 6.46 | +15.6% | 7.18 |
| 2024 | 5.93 | 6.34 | 5.00 | +21.0% | — |
| 2023 | 4.90 | 5.31 | 4.65 | −12.8% | — |
| 2022 | 5.62 | 6.07 | 4.71 | +5.2% | — |
| 2021 | 5.34 | 5.77 | 4.46 | +14.5% | — |
| 2020 | 4.67 | 5.10 | 4.40 | −2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.76 | 5.94 | 4.24 | +13.6% | — |
| 2018 | 4.20 | 4.44 | 3.86 | −4.4% | — |
| 2017 | 4.39 | 4.68 | 4.07 | +8.0% | — |
| 2016 | 4.06 | 4.30 | 3.63 | −11.0% | — |
| 2015 | 4.56 | 5.30 | 3.80 | −9.7% | — |
| 2014 | 5.05 | 6.17 | 4.18 | +22.3% | — |
| 2013 | 4.13 | 4.36 | 3.93 | −1.8% | — |
| 2012 | 4.21 | 4.37 | 4.03 | +3.1% | — |
| 2011 | 4.08 | 4.33 | 3.83 | +19.3% | — |
| 2010 | 3.42 | 3.88 | 3.02 | +25.3% | — |
| 2009 | 2.73 | 2.88 | 2.54 | −15.7% | — |
| 2008 | 3.24 | 3.93 | 2.66 | +20.1% | — |
| 2007 | 2.69 | 2.73 | 2.67 | +1.7% | — |
| 2006 | 2.65 | 2.77 | 2.57 | −3.0% | — |
| 2005 | 2.73 | 2.81 | 2.65 | +2.3% | — |
| 2004 | 2.67 | 2.93 | 2.34 | +25.6% | — |
| 2003 | 2.13 | 2.59 | 1.87 | +0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 2.11 | 2.35 | 1.90 | +0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.11 | 2.36 | 1.92 | +9.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.93 | 1.99 | 1.81 | +6.4% | — |
| 1999 | 1.81 | 1.94 | 1.71 | +5.4% | — |
| 1998 | 1.72 | 1.82 | 1.64 | −7.1% | — |
| 1997 | 1.85 | 2.04 | 1.76 | +5.6% | — |
| 1996 | 1.75 | 1.86 | 1.65 | −6.3% | — |
| 1995 | 1.87 | 2.16 | 1.63 | −19.9% | — |
| 1994 | 2.33 | 2.69 | 2.12 | −10.9% | — |
| 1993 | 2.62 | 2.82 | 2.35 | +6.6% | — |
| 1992 | 2.45 | 2.57 | 2.33 | −7.9% | — |
| 1991 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 2.59 | +3.9% | — |
| 1990 | 2.56 | 2.78 | 2.46 | −0.3% | — |
| 1989 | 2.57 | 2.88 | 2.43 | +2.1% | — |
| 1988 | 2.52 | 2.61 | 2.42 | +5.4% | — |
| 1987 | 2.39 | 2.56 | 2.18 | +14.1% | — |
| 1986 | 2.09 | 2.19 | 1.93 | −2.9% | — |
| 1985 | 2.15 | 2.31 | 2.05 | −5.2% | — |
| 1984 | 2.27 | 2.47 | 2.10 | −6.9% | — |
| 1983 | 2.44 | 2.54 | 2.28 | +2.1% | — |
| 1982 | 2.39 | 2.48 | 2.23 | −3.4% | — |
| 1981 | 2.47 | 2.68 | 2.36 | −10.4% | — |
| 1980 | 2.76 | 3.01 | 2.44 | −4.3% | — |
| 1979 | 2.89 | 3.15 | 2.48 | +34.9% | — |
| 1978 | 2.14 | 2.57 | 1.72 | +42.1% | — |
| 1977 | 1.51 | 1.64 | 1.39 | −4.8% | — |
| 1976 | 1.58 | 1.81 | 1.41 | +19.2% | — |
| 1975 | 1.33 | 1.53 | 1.14 | −16.1% | — |
| 1974 | 1.58 | 2.04 | 1.26 | −21.3% | — |
| 1973 | 2.01 | 2.46 | 1.70 | +35.7% | — |
| 1972 | 1.48 | 1.57 | 1.39 | +10.0% | — |
| 1971 | 1.35 | 1.40 | 1.29 | +3.2% | — |
| 1970 | 1.30 | 1.36 | 1.25 | +6.8% | — |
| 1969 | 1.22 | 1.37 | 1.09 | +12.4% | — |
| 1968 | 1.09 | 1.17 | 1.02 | +4.3% | — |
| 1967 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.01 | +2.0% | — |
| 1966 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 0.96 | +16.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.84 | +4.6% | — |
| 1964 | 0.84167 | 0.94 | 0.73 | +26.3% | — |
| 1963 | 0.66667 | 0.83 | 0.56 | −6.8% | — |
| 1962 | 0.715 | 0.80 | 0.59 | +4.8% | — |
| 1961 | 0.6825 | 0.78 | 0.64 | −7.5% | — |
| 1960 | 0.7375 | 0.84 | 0.63 | — | — |
Yearly averages of monthly prices. Today's dollars adjust for US consumer price inflation (CPI-U).
| Month | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 6.86 | −5.8% |
| Aug 2026 | 7.28 | −0.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 7.31 | −2.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 7.46 | −6.2% |
| May 2026 | 7.95 | −3.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 8.21 | 0.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 8.21 | +1.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 8.12 | +1.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 7.97 | +8.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 7.38 | −1.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 7.51 | +5.9% |
| Oct 2025 | 7.09 | +2.8% |
| Sep 2025 | 6.90 | +0.6% |
| Aug 2025 | 6.86 | +2.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 6.72 | +0.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 6.67 | +0.8% |
| May 2025 | 6.62 | −1.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 6.71 | −0.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 6.77 | +2.3% |
| Feb 2025 | 6.62 | +2.5% |
| Jan 2025 | 6.46 | +3.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 6.23 | +0.8% |
| Nov 2024 | 6.18 | +2.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 6.06 | −3.8% |
The Beef price averaged 6.86 USD / kg in September 2026, −0.6% against a year earlier. These are monthly benchmark prices; physical trades add freight, quality premiums and taxes.
The highest monthly price since 1960 was 8.21 USD / kg in March 2026; the lowest was 0.56 USD / kg in February 1963.
In today's dollars, the 2025 average of 6.86 USD / kg is worth about 7.18 USD / kg. The highest yearly average in today's dollars was 7.82 USD / kg in 2026.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed under CC BY 4.0; inflation adjustment with US CPI-U from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.