Livestock imported from the United States

These annual reports display imports of livestock (cattle, hogs, sheep/lamb) from the United States to destination provinces for the month/year.

Livestock imported into Canada from the United States (head)
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	7,998	7,055	3,905	2,472	2,299
Dairy Breeding Cattle	2,216	1,702	1,937	1,550	783
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	377,571	294,410	280,706	399,724	544,259
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	13,750	13,847	6,999	2,295	3,257
Cattle - total	401,535	317,014	293,547	406,041	550,598
Swine - total	2,918	4,349	3,097	1,700	1,089
Sheep and lamb - total	16,122	18,248	6,989	1,153	8,380
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

Livestock imported from the United States by month and destination province - annual

2025

Livestock imported annually from the United States through ports of entry (head)
2025
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	ATL	Total
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	1,279	0	4	3	468	545	0	2,299
Dairy Breeding Cattle	21	7	0	141	598	16	0	783
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	28,102	408,484	50,368	1,613	52,133	3,470	9	544,179
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	28	1,276	322	613	1,018	0	0	3,257
Total Cattle	29,430	409,767	50,694	2,370	54,217	4,031	9	550,518
Swine for Breeding	0	0	50	880	0	0	0	930
Swine, Not for Breeding <50kg	25	0	0	0	51	83	0	159
Swine, Not for Breeding >=50kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Swine	25	0	50	880	51	83	0	1,089
Sheep & Lamb for Breeding	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	7
Sheep & Lamb, Not for Breeding	0	8,373	0	0	0	0	0	8,373
Total Sheep & Lamb	0	8,373	2	1	4	0	0	8,380
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

Livestock imported annually from the United States by month (head)
2025
	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	Total
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	141	182	136	28	117	166	243	152	438	298	208	190	2,299
Dairy Breeding Cattle	30	124	51	75	57	42	89	65	38	42	124	46	783
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	45,600	44,705	20,313	14,921	30,836	20,405	21,374	29,776	66,969	125,039	75,548	48,773	544,259
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	86	24	267	396	119	287	48	90	30	478	389	1,043	3,257
Total Cattle	45,857	45,035	20,767	15,420	31,129	20,900	21,754	30,083	67,475	125,857	76,269	50,052	550,598
Swine for Breeding	164	0	216	0	0	137	0	209	0	50	154	0	930
Swine, Not for Breeding <50kg	4	40	6	0	0	51	10	6	16	8	0	18	159
Swine, Not for Breeding >=50kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Swine	168	40	222	0	0	188	10	215	16	58	154	18	1,089
Sheep & Lamb for Breeding	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	7
Sheep & Lamb, Not for Breeding	840	773	1,298	1,557	259	6	0	0	0	517	1,826	1,297	8,373
Total Sheep & Lamb	841	773	1,298	1,557	259	6	5	0	0	518	1,826	1,297	8,380
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

2024

Livestock imported annually from the United States through ports of entry (head)
2024
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	ATL	Total
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	939	0	0	0	703	818	12	2,472
Dairy Breeding Cattle	0	1	3	127	1,334	81	4	1,550
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	23,934	277,916	33,489	5,493	53,568	5,282	4	399,686
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	5	625	665	705	289	0	6	2,295
Total Cattle	24,878	278,542	34,157	6,325	55,894	6,181	26	406,003
Swine for Breeding	0	0	277	717	414	0	0	1,408
Swine, Not for Breeding <50kg	68	0	0	0	224	0	0	292
Swine, Not for Breeding >=50kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Swine	68	0	277	717	638	0	0	1,700
Sheep & Lamb for Breeding	1	3	0	1	6	0	0	11
Sheep & Lamb, Not for Breeding	0	1,118	0	0	24	0	0	1,142
Total Sheep & Lamb	1	1,121	0	1	30	0	0	1,153
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

Livestock imported annually from the United States by month (head)
2024
	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	Total
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	277	72	152	214	166	98	154	259	373	160	260	287	2,472
Dairy Breeding Cattle	91	60	209	142	72	142	174	193	206	153	67	41	1,550
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	17,090	25,695	32,241	16,730	27,537	23,178	23,616	28,868	48,285	66,373	49,994	40,117	399,724
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	353	25	307	549	157	89	349	51	61	89	151	114	2,295
Total Cattle	17,811	25,852	32,909	17,635	27,932	23,507	24,293	29,371	48,925	66,775	50,472	40,559	406,041
Swine for Breeding	115	113	263	117	283	0	114	151	70	182	0	0	1,408
Swine, Not for Breeding <50kg	84	8	4	5	47	0	0	40	6	87	0	11	292
Swine, Not for Breeding >=50kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Swine	199	121	267	122	330	0	114	191	76	269	0	11	1,700
Sheep & Lamb for Breeding	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	5	1	0	11
Sheep & Lamb, Not for Breeding	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	582	560	1,142
Total Sheep & Lamb	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	5	583	560	1,153
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

2023

Livestock imported annually from the United States through ports of entry (head)
2023
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	ATL	Total
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	1,025	0	10	2	1,419	1,344	105	3,905
Dairy Breeding Cattle	129	66	5	165	1,309	263	0	1,937
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	24,552	186,546	6,697	3,058	55,588	4,262	3	280,706
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	1,413	2,673	340	2,301	251	19	2	6,999
Total Cattle	27,119	189,285	7,052	5,526	58,567	5,888	110	293,547
Swine for Breeding	0	0	839	755	370	0	0	1,964
Swine, Not for Breeding <50kg	43	0	0	0	869	221	0	1,133
Swine, Not for Breeding >=50kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Swine	43	0	839	755	1,239	221	0	3,097
Sheep & Lamb for Breeding	0	2	3	5	7	0	1	18
Sheep & Lamb, Not for Breeding	0	6,947	3	0	21	0	0	6,971
Total Sheep & Lamb	0	6,949	6	5	28	0	1	6,989
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

Livestock imported annually from the United States by month (head)
2023
	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	Total
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	81	486	173	106	301	361	265	693	650	243	344	202	3,905
Dairy Breeding Cattle	41	169	166	228	176	211	128	180	166	292	149	31	1,937
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	28,402	24,083	24,322	18,680	15,057	22,158	20,610	20,027	30,807	36,901	20,188	19,471	280,706
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	480	50	1,666	1,037	1,084	822	452	455	221	95	379	258	6,999
Total Cattle	29,004	24,788	26,327	20,051	16,618	23,552	21,455	21,355	31,844	37,531	21,060	19,962	293,547
Swine for Breeding	259	245	0	175	364	278	128	0	0	206	0	309	1,964
Swine, Not for Breeding <50kg	145	444	16	6	18	0	4	56	237	121	60	26	1,133
Swine, Not for Breeding >=50kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Swine	404	689	16	181	382	278	132	56	237	327	60	335	3,097
Sheep & Lamb for Breeding	0	3	0	0	5	2	5	0	0	0	0	3	18
Sheep & Lamb, Not for Breeding	1,929	1,574	2,506	938	0	0	0	18	0	0	6	0	6,971
Total Sheep & Lamb	1,929	1,577	2,506	938	5	2	5	18	0	0	6	3	6,989
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

2022

Livestock imported annually from the United States through ports of entry (head)
2022
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	ATL	Total
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	1,174	0	0	129	3,374	2,378	0	7,055
Dairy Breeding Cattle	10	9	30	314	1,203	84	52	1,702
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	38,766	202,959	7,300	1,335	40,290	3,760	0	294,410
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	1,185	11,004	378	954	318	5	3	13,847
Total Cattle	41,135	213,972	7,708	2,732	45,185	6,227	55	317,014
Swine for Breeding	0	8	931	215	913	60	0	2,127
Swine, Not for Breeding <50kg	123	0	0	0	1,844	214	0	2,181
Swine, Not for Breeding >=50kg	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	41
Total Swine	123	8	931	215	2,798	274	0	4,349
Sheep & Lamb for Breeding	0	56	4	0	54	0	0	114
Sheep & Lamb, Not for Breeding	0	18,134	0	0	0	0	0	18,134
Total Sheep & Lamb	0	18,190	4	0	54	0	0	18,248
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

Livestock imported annually from the United States by month (head)
2022
	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	Total
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	83	183	40	507	356	279	285	336	869	1,586	904	1,627	7,055
Dairy Breeding Cattle	54	39	33	185	229	173	135	116	275	205	152	106	1,702
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	20,670	13,060	17,559	24,071	13,990	11,497	15,089	21,281	38,080	48,211	41,349	29,553	294,410
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	870	106	690	373	3,862	1,782	953	38	351	590	1,084	3,148	13,847
Total Cattle	21,677	13,388	18,322	25,136	18,437	13,731	16,462	21,771	39,575	50,592	43,489	34,434	317,014
Swine for Breeding	0	127	332	8	398	38	0	103	995	48	78	0	2,127
Swine, Not for Breeding <50kg	216	318	121	66	23	223	94	249	87	320	464	0	2,181
Swine, Not for Breeding >=50kg	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41
Total Swine	216	445	453	115	421	261	94	352	1,082	368	542	0	4,349
Sheep & Lamb for Breeding	0	0	0	9	4	0	45	25	27	0	4	0	114
Sheep & Lamb, Not for Breeding	3,085	762	1,661	3,189	2,406	2,205	0	0	0	650	1,625	2,551	18,134
Total Sheep & Lamb	3,085	762	1,661	3,198	2,410	2,205	45	25	27	650	1,629	2,551	18,248
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

2021

Livestock imported annually from the United States through ports of entry (head)
2021
	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	ATL	Total
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	2,416	0	0	84	4,958	540	0	7,998
Dairy Breeding Cattle	5	19	29	780	1,363	15	5	2,216
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	68,991	234,919	20,666	13,822	35,840	3,333	0	377,571
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	1,895	7,401	2,439	1,467	509	35	4	13,750
Total Cattle	73,307	242,339	23,134	16,153	42,670	3,923	9	401,535
Swine for Breeding	47	0	429	409	30	0	0	915
Swine, Not for Breeding <50kg	42	0	0	0	1,533	428	0	2,003
Swine, Not for Breeding >=50kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Swine	89	0	429	409	1,563	428	0	2,918
Sheep & Lamb for Breeding	55	3	6	9	100	12	0	185
Sheep & Lamb, Not for Breeding	0	11,409	2,160	2,368	0	0	0	15,937
Total Sheep & Lamb	55	11,412	2,166	2,377	100	12	0	16,122
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

Livestock imported annually from the United States by month (head)
2021
	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	Total
Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	178	360	285	425	518	1,472	1,739	799	1,120	423	343	336	7,998
Dairy Breeding Cattle	47	79	223	117	148	433	543	271	95	113	139	8	2,216
Non-Dairy Cattle, Not for Breeding	27,254	29,741	40,812	35,809	33,876	40,353	36,466	27,213	29,595	40,471	23,433	12,548	377,571
Non-Dairy Breeding Cattle	11	22	3,152	2,310	1,075	1,288	1,125	1,433	1,308	718	581	727	13,750
Total Cattle	27,490	30,202	44,472	38,661	35,617	43,546	39,873	29,716	32,118	41,725	24,496	13,619	401,535
Swine for Breeding	6	123	0	121	6	44	9	7	30	406	44	119	915
Swine, Not for Breeding <50kg	517	242	62	26	0	36	449	80	22	532	37	0	2,003
Swine, Not for Breeding >=50kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Swine	523	365	62	147	6	80	458	87	52	938	81	119	2,918
Sheep & Lamb for Breeding	0	11	32	0	13	6	99	0	3	0	18	3	185
Sheep & Lamb, Not for Breeding	2,625	2,206	2,494	603	776	3,240	1,573	771	0	0	0	1,649	15,937
Total Sheep & Lamb	2,625	2,217	2,526	603	789	3,246	1,672	771	3	0	18	1,652	16,122
Source: Statistics Canada Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

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