Livestock & Market Prices

Ksh 6,325

County average for a two-year goat · May 2026

May 2026 bulletin — prices have moved since

What goats, cattle and sheep sold for at Isiolo and the outlying markets in the latest NDMA drought bulletin — the spread between markets, what a goat buys in maize, staple food prices and the county drought phase.

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Market	Average price (Ksh)
Isiolo town	Ksh 9,000	Highest reported
Merti	Ksh 5,500	lowest reported

Market	Average price (Ksh)
Isiolo livestock market	Ksh 50,000	Highest reported
Oldonyiro	Ksh 35,000	lowest reported

Market	Kg of maize per one two-year goat
Isiolo town	136 kg
Kinna	86 kg
Sericho	70 kg
Merti	52 kg

Item	Unit	Price (Ksh)	By market
Dry maizeCounty average Ksh 76 — down from Ksh 83 in April as supplies arrived from the large-scale growing areas.	1 kg	Ksh 60 – 100	Isiolo town Ksh 60 · Merti Ksh 100
BeansCounty average Ksh 161, up from Ksh 156 in April as stocks tightened ahead of the June harvest.	1 kg	Ksh 120 – 200	Isiolo town Ksh 120 · Merti Ksh 200
Fresh milkCounty average about Ksh 85 a litre. Household milk production was 2.3 litres a day in May, roughly 24 percent above normal after the long rains, most of it from cows and camels.	1 litre	Ksh 80 – 100	Kinna Ksh 80 · Merti Ksh 100

Livestock & Market Prices

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Livestock prices, by market

Goats

Cattle

Sheep

What one animal buys in food — terms of trade

Staple food prices

Drought phase: Normal — improving

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