Table 15--Feed-price ratios for livestock, poultry, and milk
Ratio and
mkt yr 1/
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Avg 2/
Broiler-feed
3/ 4/
1959/60
    
3.60
3.70
3.80
3.80
3.80
3.80
3.80
3.60
 
1960/61
3.40
3.30
3.50
3.50
3.60
3.80
3.50
3.20
2.90
2.70
2.60
2.70
3.23
1961/62
2.50
2.60
2.70
3.30
3.50
3.60
3.50
3.10
3.10
3.10
3.20
3.30
3.13
1962/63
3.50
3.20
3.00
3.00
3.20
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.30
3.20
3.20
3.10
3.24
1963/64
3.00
3.10
3.20
2.90
3.10
3.10
3.10
3.00
3.00
3.10
3.30
3.30
3.10
1964/65
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.00
3.20
3.30
3.40
3.30
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.30
3.28
1965/66
3.20
3.10
3.20
3.20
3.60
3.50
3.70
3.40
3.60
3.50
3.40
3.20
3.38
1966/67
3.00
2.70
2.80
2.50
2.90
3.20
3.00
3.00
2.80
2.90
3.10
2.80
2.89
1967/68
2.70
2.70
2.60
2.70
3.00
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.30
3.40
3.50
3.40
3.08
1968/69
3.20
2.90
3.10
3.00
3.20
3.40
3.40
3.30
3.40
3.50
3.80
3.60
3.32
1969/70
3.40
3.30
3.20
3.00
3.20
3.00
3.10
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.80
2.70
3.03
1970/71
2.50
2.60
2.40
2.80
2.60
2.80
2.70
2.70
2.90
3.00
3.20
2.90
2.76
1971/72
2.90
2.70
2.70
2.50
2.80
3.10
3.00
2.70
2.80
3.00
3.20
3.00
2.87
1972/73
3.10
2.90
2.70
2.60
2.90
3.10
3.50
3.90
3.30
2.90
3.40
4.00
3.19
1973/74
3.50
2.90
2.50
2.30
2.50
2.80
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.50
2.60
2.30
2.67
1974/75
2.60
2.50
2.60
2.40
2.70
2.90
2.90
2.80
3.10
3.40
3.70
3.60
2.93
1975/76
3.60
3.50
3.40
2.90
3.10
3.20
3.10
3.00
3.10
2.80
2.80
2.70
3.10
1976/77
2.50
2.40
2.30
2.30
2.50
2.70
2.70
2.60
2.60
2.70
3.00
2.90
2.60
1977/78
3.10
3.00
2.70
2.60
2.80
3.00
3.00
3.30
3.30
3.50
3.70
3.10
3.09
1978/79
3.10
2.90
2.80
2.90
3.10
3.30
3.10
3.00
3.20
2.90
2.50
2.30
2.93
1979/80
2.40
2.20
2.60
2.60
2.80
2.60
2.50
2.30
2.50
2.60
3.30
3.00
2.62
1980/81
2.90
2.80
2.50
2.50
2.60
2.60
2.60
2.30
2.40
2.60
2.60
2.50
2.58
1981/82
2.40
2.40
2.40
2.30
2.60
2.60
2.60
2.50
2.60
2.70
2.60
2.50
2.52
1982/83
2.60
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.60
2.70
2.40
2.30
2.40
2.60
2.80
2.80
2.56
1983/84
2.70
2.50
2.80
2.90
4.20
4.50
4.30
3.80
3.70
3.70
4.20
3.90
3.60
1984/85
4.30
4.10
4.50
4.40
4.50
4.60
4.30
4.10
4.40
4.70
4.70
4.80
4.45
1985/86
5.20
5.10
5.50
5.10
5.10
4.80
4.90
4.90
5.20
5.90
7.60
8.30
5.63
1986/87
7.50
8.50
7.30
6.30
6.40
6.30
6.00
5.80
5.60
5.00
5.20
6.30
6.35
1987/88
5.50
4.90
4.90
4.30
4.60
4.30
4.40
4.40
4.90
4.50
4.70
4.90
4.69
1988/89
4.70
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.30
4.40
4.90
5.00
5.80
5.60
5.30
5.40
4.91
1989/90
5.70
4.90
4.70
4.40
4.70
5.30
5.60
4.90
5.10
5.00
5.30
4.80
5.03
1990/91
5.20
4.40
4.40
4.60
4.80
4.80
4.60
4.70
4.80
5.00
5.30
5.10
4.81
1991/92
5.00
5.00
4.80
4.70
4.70
4.60
4.60
4.50
4.90
4.70
5.40
5.70
4.88
1992/93
5.30
5.70
5.70
5.40
5.30
5.40
5.40
5.40
5.60
5.60
5.20
5.30
5.44
1993/94
5.50
5.30
5.00
4.60
4.50
4.50
4.70
4.80
5.10
5.10
5.60
5.70
5.03
1994/95
5.80
5.80
5.60
5.40
5.30
5.30
5.20
5.10
5.00
5.00
5.10
5.50
5.34
1995/96
5.50
5.10
5.00
4.60
4.70
4.20
4.00
3.80
3.90
4.30
4.10
4.10
4.44
1996/97
4.40
5.00
5.30
5.40
5.00
4.80
4.40
4.20
4.20
4.50
5.10
5.20
4.79
1997/98
5.20
4.80
4.60
4.40
4.60
4.70
5.00
5.30
5.50
6.10
6.70
8.10
5.42
1998/99
8.20
7.70
7.20
6.60
6.50
6.60
6.50
6.60
7.30
7.50
8.00
7.60
7.19
1999/00
7.20
7.00
7.80
7.20
6.30
5.60
5.80
6.10
5.80
6.30
7.20
7.00
6.61
2000/01
7.80
7.10
7.40
6.50
6.40
7.20
7.60
7.90
8.10
8.30
7.90
7.80
7.50
2001/02
8.40
8.60
8.10
6.40
6.60
6.50
5.90
5.50
5.70
5.90
5.00
4.60
6.43
2002/03
4.60
4.50
4.50
4.70
5.60
5.40
5.20
4.80
5.10
5.40
5.70
5.80
5.11
2003/04
5.70
5.40
5.10
5.10
5.60
5.50
5.00
4.90
5.20
5.60
6.10
6.40
5.47
2004/05
6.30
6.40
6.60
6.60
7.10
7.40
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.60
6.40
7.00
6.78
2005/06
7.70
7.30
7.30
6.00
5.80
5.80
5.60
5.30
5.30
5.90
6.20
6.70
6.24
2006/07
6.60
5.70
5.10
5.00
5.10
5.30
5.30
5.50
5.50
5.30
5.40
5.20
5.42
2007/08
4.90
4.30
4.00
3.70
4.00
3.60
3.60
3.40
3.40
3.20
3.40
3.30
3.73
2008/09
3.50
3.90
4.20
4.50
4.20
4.40
4.30
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.30
3.90
4.15
2009/10
4.10
3.90
3.90
4.10
4.50
4.70
4.90
4.80
5.10
5.10
5.00
4.50
4.55
2010/11
4.40
4.10
3.80
3.50
3.40
3.00
3.40
3.10
3.20
3.10
3.00
2.90
3.41
2011/12
2.90
3.00
3.20
3.30
3.40
3.50
3.60
3.10
3.20
3.10
2.70
2.60
3.13
2012/13
2.90
3.00
3.30
3.40
         
              
Market egg-feed
3/ 5/
1959/60
    
9.10
8.90
9.80
10.70
9.70
9.30
9.60
10.40
 
1960/61
11.70
13.40
14.30
13.80
12.00
11.80
10.90
10.00
9.50
9.10
10.10
10.30
11.41
1961/62
10.50
11.10
10.80
10.50
10.60
10.80
9.90
9.30
8.50
8.30
8.60
9.60
9.88
1962/63
10.90
10.70
10.80
10.60
8.70
8.90
8.60
7.80
7.10
7.10
7.40
7.80
8.87
1963/64
8.60
8.40
8.60
8.50
9.10
8.40
8.20
7.50
7.20
7.40
7.70
8.40
8.17
1964/65
8.40
8.40
8.20
8.00
7.60
7.50
7.40
7.90
7.10
7.20
7.50
8.10
7.78
1965/66
8.70
8.90
9.20
9.90
9.00
10.00
10.00
9.30
8.00
7.90
8.20
9.00
9.01
1966/67
9.60
9.40
9.50
9.30
8.60
7.50
7.90
6.90
6.70
6.30
7.00
7.00
7.98
1967/68
7.50
6.80
7.20
7.70
7.70
7.30
7.50
7.20
6.80
7.60
8.20
8.70
7.52
1968/69
10.80
9.50
9.80
8.50
10.80
9.80
10.00
9.20
7.60
7.80
9.40
8.80
9.33
1969/70
9.90
10.00
12.20
13.50
13.00
11.40
10.10
8.40
7.30
7.40
8.60
7.90
9.98
1970/71
9.00
7.40
8.30
8.70
8.00
7.40
7.30
7.30
6.70
6.40
6.40
7.10
7.50
1971/72
7.10
6.90
7.20
8.20
7.10
7.00
7.60
6.50
6.40
6.40
7.00
6.90
7.03
1972/73
7.70
6.90
8.00
8.70
9.00
7.30
7.70
7.90
6.90
6.40
7.10
8.30
7.66
1973/74
8.60
8.20
8.60
8.50
8.80
8.40
7.50
7.00
6.20
5.80
6.20
5.70
7.46
1974/75
6.70
6.50
6.60
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.60
6.50
6.50
6.30
6.40
6.80
6.79
1975/76
7.50
7.10
8.10
8.90
8.60
8.20
7.40
7.30
7.50
6.80
6.80
7.60
7.65
1976/77
7.70
7.80
8.70
9.10
8.50
8.10
7.30
6.80
5.90
5.80
6.70
7.20
7.47
1977/78
7.60
7.10
7.30
7.40
6.70
7.50
7.40
6.70
6.30
5.60
6.40
7.00
6.92
1978/79
7.30
7.00
7.50
8.00
7.80
7.70
8.00
7.40
6.90
6.70
6.10
6.10
7.21
1979/80
6.40
6.10
6.80
7.30
6.60
6.00
6.40
6.00
5.40
5.60
5.70
6.00
6.19
1980/81
6.20
5.70
6.00
6.60
5.90
5.70
5.60
5.90
5.20
5.20
5.50
5.80
5.78
1981/82
6.40
6.50
7.20
6.70
6.60
6.80
7.10
6.60
5.60
5.30
5.70
5.40
6.33
1982/83
6.00
6.30
6.30
6.00
5.70
5.80
6.10
5.80
6.00
5.80
5.70
6.10
5.97
1983/84
6.00
6.20
6.90
7.70
12.40
12.20
9.80
11.30
7.90
6.90
7.20
7.50
8.50
1984/85
8.00
7.90
9.40
8.90
7.20
7.50
8.40
7.40
7.00
7.80
7.90
9.40
8.07
1985/86
10.80
11.80
12.00
11.60
11.10
10.30
11.70
9.40
9.10
8.00
10.80
12.60
10.77
1986/87
14.00
13.30
15.40
14.60
13.10
13.00
11.70
11.20
9.00
9.00
9.40
10.00
11.98
1987/88
12.20
9.80
10.30
8.30
8.20
7.50
8.00
6.90
6.00
5.50
6.90
7.10
8.06
1988/89
8.30
7.70
8.00
8.20
8.30
8.20
11.10
9.00
8.40
8.80
9.20
11.60
8.90
1989/90
11.80
12.10
13.60
14.30
14.30
11.50
13.00
11.00
8.50
9.00
7.90
9.90
11.41
1990/91
10.90
12.10
12.40
12.30
13.20
11.10
12.60
10.00
8.60
8.80
10.40
9.80
11.02
1991/92
9.40
9.70
9.90
11.20
8.40
7.80
7.40
7.60
6.70
7.00
7.30
8.10
8.38
1992/93
9.60
9.30
11.20
11.10
10.50
10.30
11.70
10.60
9.10
9.80
8.20
8.90
10.03
1993/94
8.10
8.80
8.80
8.20
7.90
8.00
8.40
7.70
7.20
7.00
8.00
9.00
8.09
1994/95
9.20
8.90
10.30
9.90
9.40
9.30
9.00
8.90
7.50
7.60
8.00
8.50
8.88
1995/96
8.90
8.60
10.10
10.00
9.80
8.70
9.00
7.80
6.60
6.70
6.40
7.00
8.30
1996/97
8.10
9.30
11.20
12.10
9.90
9.70
8.60
7.40
7.20
6.80
8.30
7.90
8.88
1997/98
9.30
8.80
11.30
10.70
9.90
8.30
9.40
8.50
6.90
8.00
8.00
10.70
9.15
1998/99
10.70
11.30
12.50
12.50
11.60
10.50
11.30
9.10
7.90
8.30
10.00
10.10
10.48
1999/00
9.40
8.10
11.70
10.20
8.90
11.10
8.10
9.90
6.40
9.50
9.20
12.90
9.62
2000/01
10.30
12.20
13.00
14.60
11.00
11.20
11.60
11.30
8.60
8.60
7.90
8.50
10.73
2001/02
8.50
10.30
11.50
9.40
10.20
8.50
11.60
7.40
6.70
9.50
7.50
7.90
9.08
2002/03
7.10
6.60
10.50
9.60
9.70
8.50
9.50
9.30
6.90
8.80
9.80
12.70
9.08
2003/04
11.60
12.60
15.70
12.10
12.90
10.80
13.20
7.90
6.00
6.60
5.90
5.70
10.08
2004/05
6.60
5.90
8.80
9.70
7.30
7.40
6.40
5.20
4.60
4.40
5.90
5.10
6.44
2005/06
9.30
6.60
10.30
11.30
8.50
5.90
9.80
6.30
4.50
7.20
4.90
7.90
7.71
2006/07
7.40
6.80
10.60
10.20
11.70
8.40
9.10
7.60
8.10
6.40
10.70
9.50
8.88
2007/08
12.30
10.20
13.90
13.90
12.80
11.20
11.80
7.50
5.80
7.30
5.40
6.60
9.89
2008/09
7.70
8.90
9.40
9.20
9.00
7.00
7.20
8.40
4.30
3.80
5.60
6.50
7.25
2009/10
6.80
7.30
10.00
10.60
10.10
8.90
12.20
7.00
5.20
5.00
6.00
6.90
8.00
2010/11
4.60
6.50
9.50
8.10
5.80
6.00
5.10
6.40
4.50
4.90
4.90
6.70
6.08
2011/12
6.30
6.80
6.80
8.70
5.10
5.00
5.70
4.50
4.10
4.80
4.80
5.60
5.68
2012/13
7.00
5.60
6.60
6.20
         
              
Hog-corn
3/ 6/
1960/61
    
17.30
17.60
16.90
17.40
15.80
15.30
15.80
16.60
 
1961/62
16.80
16.30
16.70
17.00
17.40
17.10
16.40
15.70
14.80
15.40
16.30
17.20
16.43
1962/63
17.40
16.30
17.30
15.70
15.00
14.00
13.00
12.50
13.10
13.90
14.40
14.00
14.72
1963/64
12.80
14.10
13.90
12.70
13.20
13.20
12.70
12.30
12.30
12.80
14.30
14.10
13.20
1964/65
13.80
13.70
13.50
13.00
13.40
14.00
13.80
13.70
16.00
18.10
19.00
20.40
15.20
1965/66
18.70
21.60
24.00
25.00
23.90
23.70
21.40
19.10
18.70
19.30
18.10
18.30
20.98
1966/67
16.40
16.40
15.20
14.60
14.80
15.00
14.00
13.50
17.20
16.70
17.80
18.40
15.83
1967/68
17.10
17.30
17.60
16.20
16.90
17.80
17.50
17.50
16.80
18.10
20.00
19.50
17.69
1968/69
19.30
18.60
16.80
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
17.60
18.70
20.30
21.10
21.90
18.74
1969/70
21.70
22.10
23.40
23.70
23.60
24.10
22.70
20.70
19.50
19.20
19.20
17.00
21.41
1970/71
14.30
13.40
11.90
11.10
10.80
13.40
11.80
11.30
12.30
12.30
14.00
15.50
12.68
1971/72
16.10
19.50
19.30
18.20
20.90
23.50
21.20
19.90
21.70
22.70
24.10
24.30
20.95
1972/73
23.00
23.00
22.30
20.80
22.30
25.40
27.90
24.70
21.90
18.70
20.30
21.00
22.61
1973/74
20.40
18.80
18.60
16.00
15.50
14.20
13.10
12.70
10.70
9.40
11.80
10.70
14.33
1974/75
10.20
10.80
11.10
11.70
12.40
13.50
14.50
14.70
17.00
17.70
19.80
19.00
14.37
1975/76
21.20
22.30
21.10
20.10
19.50
19.40
18.20
19.10
18.20
18.00
16.90
16.10
19.18
1976/77
15.30
14.10
15.40
16.30
16.30
16.80
15.80
15.60
18.10
19.80
23.80
26.30
17.80
1977/78
25.20
23.90
20.10
21.20
22.00
23.30
21.60
20.10
20.90
20.90
21.00
23.60
21.98
1978/79
24.20
25.80
23.40
23.00
24.00
24.10
21.80
19.40
18.40
15.90
14.40
14.30
20.73
1979/80
14.80
14.00
15.20
15.50
14.80
15.40
13.90
11.90
11.80
13.30
15.10
15.80
14.29
1980/81
15.30
15.80
14.70
13.70
12.80
12.80
11.90
12.00
12.60
15.00
15.70
17.10
14.12
1981/82
19.10
18.40
17.70
16.30
17.10
19.80
19.80
20.10
21.80
22.40
23.10
26.60
20.18
1982/83
28.50
28.20
24.60
23.70
23.40
21.90
18.60
15.90
15.10
14.40
13.90
13.90
20.18
1983/84
13.30
12.80
11.80
14.00
15.40
14.60
14.30
14.30
14.10
14.60
15.80
16.20
14.27
1984/85
16.00
16.50
18.40
19.00
18.20
18.40
16.30
15.30
15.40
16.90
17.60
17.40
17.12
1985/86
17.30
20.40
19.50
19.80
19.00
18.40
17.60
17.30
19.20
22.70
29.50
35.90
21.38
1986/87
40.20
37.90
35.90
33.70
31.90
33.90
32.20
33.40
32.80
35.00
37.30
39.90
35.34
1987/88
36.40
31.50
25.20
23.40
24.30
25.00
22.70
22.30
23.90
19.50
16.20
16.90
23.94
1988/89
15.70
15.00
14.40
15.70
15.70
15.60
15.10
14.40
16.10
17.90
18.60
20.10
16.19
1989/90
19.00
21.00
20.10
21.20
20.50
20.80
21.60
21.40
23.40
22.90
23.20
22.30
21.45
1990/91
23.40
25.90
23.20
21.50
22.00
22.50
21.50
21.00
22.70
23.70
23.90
22.00
22.78
1991/92
19.90
18.90
16.60
16.60
15.30
16.30
15.70
16.50
18.10
18.90
19.10
20.50
17.70
1992/93
19.50
20.50
20.80
21.20
20.30
22.00
22.10
21.00
21.90
23.00
20.60
21.00
21.16
1993/94
21.60
20.60
17.30
15.10
16.10
17.20
16.20
16.10
16.40
16.40
18.40
19.40
17.57
1994/95
16.20
15.40
14.10
14.50
16.80
17.50
16.40
15.10
15.30
16.80
17.60
18.50
16.18
1995/96
18.00
16.40
13.90
14.20
13.80
13.80
13.90
12.90
13.70
13.40
13.20
13.90
14.26
1996/97
15.40
19.30
20.50
21.10
20.00
19.90
17.70
19.20
21.60
22.60
24.30
22.10
20.31
1997/98
20.00
18.60
18.00
16.50
14.10
14.10
13.70
14.80
18.10
18.60
16.80
18.60
16.83
1998/99
16.00
14.60
9.80
7.50
12.90
13.50
13.60
14.80
18.40
17.30
18.20
20.70
14.78
1999/00
19.40
20.20
19.60
19.60
19.30
20.20
20.50
23.30
22.90
25.60
29.50
28.80
22.41
2000/01
25.80
23.80
19.80
20.20
18.80
20.00
23.40
25.30
27.70
29.70
27.60
26.70
24.07
2001/02
23.70
21.80
18.90
16.80
19.10
19.90
18.60
16.60
17.20
18.20
18.40
13.40
18.55
2002/03
10.70
13.20
12.20
13.10
14.10
14.70
14.90
14.90
17.40
19.20
19.70
18.40
15.21
2003/04
18.00
17.30
15.80
14.80
15.30
16.30
17.20
16.40
19.70
20.30
22.70
23.60
18.12
2004/05
24.90
24.40
27.10
25.60
25.00
26.00
25.30
25.60
27.70
24.40
23.60
26.20
25.48
2005/06
26.00
25.80
24.60
23.00
20.40
21.10
20.80
19.60
22.20
25.10
23.50
24.70
23.07
2006/07
22.20
18.20
15.60
14.50
14.00
13.80
13.10
14.00
15.20
15.40
15.70
15.70
15.62
2007/08
14.30
12.90
11.00
10.60
9.40
9.30
8.60
8.60
10.50
9.80
10.30
11.50
10.57
2008/09
10.50
11.10
9.60
10.20
9.80
11.30
11.40
11.40
11.30
10.80
12.00
11.20
10.88
2009/10
11.60
10.50
11.00
12.50
13.20
13.80
14.70
16.60
17.90
17.10
16.80
16.80
14.38
2010/11
15.00
12.30
10.50
10.90
11.30
10.90
11.40
10.70
10.90
10.90
11.30
11.00
11.43
2011/12
10.50
12.00
11.00
10.80
10.50
10.40
10.30
9.90
9.90
11.00
10.10
8.80
10.43
2012/13
8.10
9.20
8.70
9.00
         
              
Milk-feed
3/ 7/
1960/61
    
1.52
1.47
1.43
1.39
1.34
1.32
1.36
1.42
 
1961/62
1.50
1.55
1.57
1.53
1.50
1.47
1.43
1.32
1.28
1.27
1.31
1.37
1.43
1962/63
1.43
1.47
1.48
1.43
1.40
1.37
1.32
1.28
1.26
1.23
1.29
1.34
1.36
1963/64
1.41
1.45
1.48
1.45
1.42
1.40
1.37
1.30
1.26
1.25
1.30
1.35
1.37
1964/65
1.43
1.50
1.51
1.48
1.45
1.42
1.38
1.33
1.28
1.27
1.32
1.38
1.40
1965/66
1.46
1.51
1.55
1.53
1.49
1.48
1.48
1.45
1.41
1.42
1.48
1.55
1.48
1966/67
1.63
1.67
1.67
1.62
1.57
1.53
1.51
1.46
1.46
1.43
1.48
1.55
1.55
1967/68
1.64
1.68
1.72
1.69
1.68
1.65
1.61
1.60
1.60
1.58
1.64
1.72
1.65
1968/69
1.79
1.85
1.86
1.83
1.80
1.76
1.73
1.67
1.65
1.61
1.65
1.70
1.74
1969/70
1.80
1.85
1.87
1.85
1.80
1.77
1.73
1.72
1.68
1.66
1.68
1.69
1.76
1970/71
1.75
1.79
1.81
1.78
1.72
1.70
1.67
1.63
1.60
1.57
1.61
1.66
1.69
1971/72
1.76
1.84
1.88
1.85
1.82
1.81
1.78
1.72
1.69
1.66
1.68
1.72
1.77
1972/73
1.75
1.77
1.75
1.64
1.59
1.57
1.52
1.51
1.40
1.26
1.35
1.27
1.53
1973/74
1.51
1.57
1.62
1.57
1.32
1.34
1.36
1.38
1.32
1.25
1.21
1.02
1.37
1974/75
1.09
1.11
1.12
1.11
1.14
1.22
1.26
1.22
1.22
1.23
1.27
1.28
1.19
1975/76
1.37
1.43
1.50
1.54
1.49
1.44
1.43
1.39
1.35
1.28
1.30
1.34
1.41
1976/77
1.34
1.37
1.38
1.34
1.31
1.26
1.28
1.28
1.23
1.26
1.35
1.46
1.32
1977/78
1.56
1.62
1.58
1.51
1.50
1.52
1.51
1.47
1.49
1.43
1.45
1.54
1.52
1978/79
1.59
1.64
1.62
1.63
1.62
1.59
1.58
1.56
1.53
1.51
1.43
1.51
1.57
1979/80
1.54
1.55
1.59
1.54
1.54
1.57
1.56
1.55
1.53
1.50
1.48
1.42
1.53
1980/81
1.40
1.43
1.40
1.39
1.39
1.39
1.41
1.39
1.35
1.36
1.40
1.43
1.40
1981/82
1.48
1.53
1.56
1.54
1.55
1.53
1.53
1.51
1.46
1.47
1.47
1.50
1.51
1982/83
1.57
1.61
1.62
1.60
1.59
1.56
1.55
1.49
1.45
1.43
1.45
1.41
1.53
1983/84
1.36
1.39
1.36
1.34
2.43
2.42
2.34
2.26
2.20
2.24
2.37
2.54
2.02
1984/85
2.74
2.92
3.08
2.98
2.92
2.90
2.79
2.68
2.52
2.60
2.64
2.82
2.80
1985/86
2.93
3.14
3.11
3.02
2.94
2.91
2.86
2.87
2.79
2.89
3.19
3.54
3.02
1986/87
4.03
4.24
4.26
4.14
4.15
4.07
3.84
3.56
3.16
3.28
3.44
3.62
3.82
1987/88
3.69
3.72
3.70
3.43
3.34
3.14
2.98
2.80
2.57
2.28
2.11
2.23
3.00
1988/89
2.40
2.50
2.59
2.59
2.51
2.45
2.30
2.26
2.25
2.38
2.52
2.83
2.47
1989/90
2.97
3.22
3.34
3.39
3.25
3.02
2.84
2.59
2.54
2.72
2.79
2.92
2.97
1990/91
2.93
2.82
2.83
2.59
2.57
2.52
2.42
2.34
2.41
2.54
2.73
2.82
2.63
1991/92
2.94
3.14
3.25
3.19
3.04
2.86
2.77
2.79
2.68
2.81
3.06
3.20
2.98
1992/93
3.22
3.29
3.23
3.13
2.96
2.87
2.77
2.79
2.81
2.91
2.78
2.70
2.96
1993/94
2.80
2.79
2.77
2.65
2.61
2.51
2.52
2.51
2.36
2.42
2.61
2.72
2.61
1994/95
2.81
2.92
2.96
2.81
2.77
2.73
2.71
2.60
2.52
2.48
2.40
2.50
2.68
1995/96
2.56
2.62
2.69
2.56
2.59
2.42
2.35
2.12
2.06
2.17
2.19
2.28
2.38
1996/97
2.64
2.98
2.85
2.70
2.44
2.35
2.27
2.14
2.07
2.12
2.24
2.35
2.43
1997/98
2.44
2.63
2.73
2.80
2.77
2.78
2.75
2.70
2.63
2.93
3.04
3.61
2.82
1998/99
4.04
4.23
4.26
4.34
4.09
3.60
3.62
2.97
2.99
3.21
3.58
3.83
3.73
1999/00
4.09
3.96
3.87
3.24
3.07
2.94
2.88
2.84
2.72
2.97
3.31
3.37
3.27
2000/01
3.36
3.12
3.05
3.04
3.03
3.06
3.22
3.29
3.47
3.74
3.62
3.64
3.30
2001/02
3.75
3.55
3.29
2.99
3.07
3.00
2.87
2.81
2.64
2.55
2.36
2.27
2.93
2002/03
2.30
2.46
2.44
2.45
2.42
2.33
2.27
2.25
2.18
2.19
2.59
2.89
2.40
2003/04
3.11
3.23
3.05
2.85
2.70
2.60
2.81
3.11
3.16
3.12
2.96
2.93
2.97
2004/05
3.24
3.29
3.57
3.67
3.49
3.48
3.33
3.18
2.96
2.94
2.98
3.08
3.27
2005/06
3.27
3.39
3.46
3.29
3.16
2.93
2.70
2.46
2.35
2.38
2.35
2.48
2.85
2006/07
2.61
2.51
2.44
2.43
2.45
2.33
2.39
2.50
2.56
2.88
3.17
3.19
2.62
2007/08
3.19
3.10
3.05
2.85
2.65
2.24
2.07
1.95
1.83
1.87
1.90
1.81
2.38
2008/09
1.90
2.02
2.01
1.92
1.60
1.51
1.55
1.58
1.49
1.47
1.59
1.80
1.70
2009/10
2.00
2.11
2.26
2.42
2.33
2.34
2.18
2.19
2.18
2.26
2.30
2.36
2.24
2010/11
2.36
2.40
2.23
1.98
1.96
2.01
2.12
1.81
1.71
1.86
1.88
1.83
2.01
2011/12
1.84
1.82
1.89
1.81
1.72
1.56
1.48
1.41
1.34
1.38
1.34
1.36
1.58
2012/13
1.58
1.73
1.73
1.65
         
              
Steer and heifer-corn
3/ 8/
1968/69
    
24.20
24.10
25.00
25.50
25.90
27.00
25.60
24.50
 
1969/70
24.10
24.30
25.30
25.50
25.40
25.50
27.20
26.50
25.00
24.60
24.20
22.80
25.03
1970/71
20.70
21.30
21.20
19.60
19.70
21.70
21.50
22.10
22.80
21.60
22.40
26.40
21.75
1971/72
28.10
31.40
33.50
30.60
31.70
32.30
31.50
30.20
30.50
32.40
32.50
31.00
31.31
1972/73
29.30
30.70
29.40
26.30
29.40
32.10
33.80
31.60
28.40
23.20
23.30
20.60
28.18
1973/74
22.80
20.60
19.30
16.70
18.30
16.80
16.00
17.10
16.00
13.30
13.20
12.00
16.84
1974/75
10.70
9.70
9.50
9.50
10.10
10.30
11.30
13.00
14.80
15.50
14.70
12.30
11.78
1975/76
13.80
14.40
15.80
16.20
15.00
14.80
14.10
16.50
15.10
14.20
12.70
13.40
14.67
1976/77
13.40
14.90
17.10
16.10
15.00
15.30
15.30
16.20
17.30
17.30
20.10
22.90
16.74
1977/78
23.40
22.90
20.20
19.90
20.30
21.20
21.70
22.40
23.50
24.00
24.80
26.00
22.53
1978/79
27.90
28.80
24.60
27.70
29.90
31.00
33.50
33.90
32.10
28.20
26.10
25.70
29.12
1979/80
28.10
28.40
30.40
29.00
27.80
29.50
28.30
27.00
26.40
26.10
24.90
23.70
27.47
1980/81
22.50
22.40
21.30
20.40
20.20
19.30
18.90
19.70
19.70
20.40
20.40
22.10
20.61
1981/82
24.70
24.40
25.30
24.00
23.00
24.90
25.60
25.30
25.90
25.60
25.30
27.20
25.10
1982/83
27.90
29.30
27.10
25.40
25.00
23.80
23.30
22.00
21.00
20.50
19.10
17.30
23.48
1983/84
16.90
18.00
17.90
19.30
20.30
20.80
20.50
19.50
18.80
18.30
18.90
19.60
19.07
1984/85
20.80
28.50
29.70
24.60
23.90
24.00
22.70
22.10
21.80
21.40
20.50
21.30
23.44
1985/86
22.80
26.80
27.20
26.10
24.90
24.30
24.30
23.30
22.70
22.90
28.30
33.50
25.59
1986/87
40.40
42.00
40.70
39.50
40.30
43.90
42.70
43.80
40.60
39.80
40.90
44.80
41.62
1987/88
45.60
43.50
41.60
38.70
39.00
39.00
39.00
39.00
38.00
29.20
24.70
26.40
36.98
1988/89
27.60
28.10
29.10
28.90
29.20
29.20
29.70
29.40
28.70
28.50
29.00
32.60
29.17
1989/90
31.40
33.10
33.80
33.40
34.10
33.80
32.90
31.50
29.90
29.40
29.20
31.50
32.00
1990/91
34.00
36.60
37.60
36.60
36.00
35.00
34.50
33.90
33.40
33.20
32.90
30.60
34.53
1991/92
30.70
32.20
31.60
30.70
30.30
31.00
30.70
30.80
30.20
29.80
31.70
34.70
31.20
1992/93
35.00
37.30
38.20
38.70
38.80
39.80
38.80
37.80
37.80
37.10
33.80
33.40
37.21
1993/94
33.70
31.80
29.80
27.00
27.00
26.20
27.50
28.50
26.80
24.80
28.40
31.60
28.59
1994/95
30.20
32.10
34.40
31.90
32.60
32.30
30.60
28.20
26.30
25.20
23.50
23.50
29.23
1995/96
23.00
22.30
22.70
21.10
20.30
18.10
17.20
15.10
13.90
14.20
14.00
15.00
18.08
1996/97
19.10
23.60
25.80
24.90
24.20
24.60
24.30
24.30
25.40
25.40
27.00
26.60
24.60
1997/98
26.60
26.50
27.10
26.50
25.80
24.80
25.20
27.50
28.30
28.30
27.90
31.60
27.18
1998/99
32.00
32.10
32.30
30.20
30.20
31.00
31.80
32.40
32.80
33.90
37.50
37.80
32.83
1999/00
38.30
41.50
41.70
38.90
37.50
36.00
36.20
37.10
34.70
37.50
43.20
45.20
38.98
2000/01
42.40
40.40
39.70
39.00
40.10
40.20
41.10
42.10
42.50
43.80
40.10
38.70
40.84
2001/02
37.70
38.10
36.60
34.60
36.10
38.10
38.20
37.00
35.30
34.00
31.20
28.30
35.43
2002/03
27.40
29.30
31.50
32.30
33.30
33.40
32.90
33.70
33.40
33.60
36.40
38.60
32.98
2003/04
40.60
46.10
45.40
41.40
35.80
31.50
32.00
30.80
32.30
33.60
36.40
38.90
37.07
2004/05
40.70
42.60
44.00
45.00
44.40
47.70
47.10
49.10
48.50
45.10
41.80
45.00
45.08
2005/06
48.50
52.80
54.90
51.90
50.50
48.30
45.00
42.30
39.80
41.20
42.10
43.80
46.76
2006/07
43.30
36.70
31.30
29.60
29.30
26.60
28.50
29.40
28.10
26.40
28.00
29.40
30.55
2007/08
30.00
29.40
27.90
25.30
23.50
20.80
19.80
17.90
18.20
17.60
19.00
19.00
22.37
2008/09
19.80
21.30
21.30
20.90
19.70
21.70
21.80
22.90
22.10
21.20
23.70
25.60
21.83
2009/10
26.30
23.40
23.40
23.30
23.90
25.50
27.00
29.60
28.60
27.80
27.50
26.90
26.10
2010/11
24.40
22.90
22.20
21.60
22.30
19.60
21.30
19.20
18.20
17.20
18.20
16.60
20.31
2011/12
18.30
21.30
21.60
21.50
21.40
20.90
20.80
20.20
19.70
19.50
16.40
15.70
19.78
2012/13
18.10
18.80
18.20
18.50
         
              
Turkey-feed
3/ 9/
1959/60
    
8.30
7.80
8.00
8.10
7.60
7.10
6.90
7.10
 
1960/61
7.40
7.80
8.00
8.20
7.70
7.10
7.00
6.60
6.30
6.00
5.70
5.70
6.96
1961/62
5.40
5.20
5.40
5.50
5.40
5.70
6.20
6.30
6.00
5.80
6.00
5.90
5.73
1962/63
6.20
6.40
6.60
6.60
4.80
4.90
4.90
4.80
4.80
4.90
4.70
4.70
5.36
1963/64
4.80
5.00
5.10
5.10
4.90
4.80
4.80
4.70
4.80
4.80
4.70
4.80
4.86
1964/65
4.70
4.60
4.80
5.00
5.10
5.00
5.10
5.40
5.40
5.30
5.00
4.80
5.02
1965/66
4.80
4.80
4.90
5.40
5.40
5.40
5.50
5.50
5.10
5.00
4.70
4.60
5.09
1966/67
4.60
4.90
5.20
5.50
4.80
4.60
4.50
4.20
4.30
4.30
4.50
4.40
4.65
1967/68
4.50
4.30
4.20
4.20
4.30
4.00
4.10
4.30
4.40
4.50
4.50
4.70
4.33
1968/69
4.80
4.90
5.00
4.90
4.70
4.50
4.50
4.60
4.60
4.70
4.70
4.60
4.71
1969/70
4.80
5.00
5.20
5.60
5.40
5.40
5.60
5.50
5.20
5.00
4.80
4.70
5.18
1970/71
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.50
4.40
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.40
4.50
4.60
4.48
1971/72
4.70
4.70
4.80
5.10
4.90
4.80
4.70
4.60
4.50
4.50
4.40
4.40
4.68
1972/73
4.30
4.30
4.50
4.40
4.00
3.70
4.10
4.80
4.20
3.80
3.90
4.30
4.19
1973/74
4.90
5.00
5.30
4.80
4.00
3.80
3.80
3.40
3.20
3.10
2.90
2.90
3.93
1974/75
3.00
3.00
3.30
3.60
3.60
3.70
3.80
3.60
3.80
4.00
4.20
4.20
3.65
1975/76
4.30
4.30
4.50
4.40
4.00
3.90
4.00
3.90
3.90
3.50
3.30
3.40
3.95
1976/77
3.40
3.50
3.50
3.70
3.50
3.40
3.60
3.40
3.40
3.50
3.60
3.80
3.53
1977/78
4.00
4.30
4.50
4.50
4.30
4.20
4.30
4.20
4.30
4.40
4.50
4.80
4.36
1978/79
4.90
5.00
5.10
5.40
5.00
4.60
4.30
4.30
4.20
3.90
3.50
3.70
4.49
1979/80
3.70
3.90
4.50
4.30
3.80
3.60
3.50
3.40
3.10
3.10
3.60
3.60
3.68
1980/81
3.80
4.00
3.90
3.50
3.10
3.10
3.20
3.00
3.10
3.30
3.30
3.20
3.38
1981/82
3.10
2.80
3.10
2.90
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.20
3.40
3.50
3.08
1982/83
3.80
3.90
3.90
3.00
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.70
2.90
3.00
2.80
2.80
3.13
1983/84
3.00
3.00
3.10
3.50
6.00
5.50
5.30
5.40
5.20
5.30
5.90
6.40
4.80
1984/85
7.00
8.00
8.90
9.60
7.90
6.50
6.20
6.10
6.20
6.60
7.40
8.50
7.41
1985/86
9.50
10.80
10.70
10.60
6.30
6.40
6.50
6.70
7.20
8.50
9.90
10.80
8.66
1986/87
11.70
12.60
11.80
9.70
7.90
8.20
8.00
7.90
7.30
7.00
7.10
7.10
8.86
1987/88
6.80
6.50
6.90
7.50
6.20
5.50
5.20
5.00
4.90
4.50
5.30
5.60
5.83
1988/89
6.20
6.70
6.70
5.30
4.80
5.30
5.50
5.90
6.10
6.30
6.10
6.60
5.96
1989/90
6.00
6.40
6.80
6.50
5.90
5.70
6.10
5.90
6.00
6.20
6.40
6.70
6.22
1990/91
7.00
7.60
7.70
6.70
6.00
6.30
6.40
6.50
6.70
6.90
7.20
7.10
6.84
1991/92
7.00
6.50
6.40
6.50
6.00
5.80
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.10
6.50
6.80
6.30
1992/93
6.70
7.10
7.20
7.10
6.30
6.40
6.60
6.50
6.60
6.70
6.40
6.40
6.67
1993/94
6.90
7.20
6.70
6.00
5.40
5.40
5.50
5.80
5.90
6.10
6.90
7.40
6.27
1994/95
7.40
7.90
7.90
7.30
6.80
6.40
6.50
6.40
6.30
6.30
6.00
6.30
6.79
1995/96
6.40
6.40
6.50
5.70
5.30
5.20
5.10
4.80
4.60
4.90
4.90
4.80
5.38
1996/97
5.30
6.20
6.40
6.10
5.40
5.10
5.00
5.10
5.30
5.60
6.00
5.90
5.62
1997/98
6.10
6.20
6.20
5.80
5.40
5.20
5.40
5.70
5.80
6.10
6.50
7.60
6.00
1998/99
8.10
8.30
8.30
7.60
6.50
7.10
7.50
7.80
8.20
8.70
9.70
9.50
8.11
1999/00
9.60
10.00
9.90
9.20
7.70
7.30
7.60
7.90
7.80
8.50
9.50
10.00
8.75
2000/01
10.00
10.00
9.80
8.10
7.30
7.50
7.70
8.00
8.10
8.20
7.90
7.80
8.37
2001/02
8.30
9.60
9.60
8.10
7.20
7.30
6.90
6.80
7.30
7.30
6.90
6.30
7.63
2002/03
6.00
6.10
6.50
6.40
5.80
5.80
6.00
5.90
5.70
5.80
5.90
5.70
5.97
2003/04
6.00
6.30
6.30
5.70
5.00
4.60
4.40
4.50
4.80
5.20
5.80
7.00
5.47
2004/05
7.80
8.40
8.70
8.20
6.80
6.90
6.50
6.70
6.90
7.00
7.30
8.00
7.43
2005/06
9.00
9.50
10.00
9.50
7.00
6.80
6.90
7.30
7.20
7.60
7.70
8.60
8.09
2006/07
9.00
9.60
9.40
6.00
5.40
5.30
5.50
5.80
5.90
6.10
6.60
6.70
6.78
2007/08
6.60
6.50
6.20
4.90
4.10
3.60
4.00
4.00
4.30
4.30
4.50
4.70
4.81
2008/09
5.40
5.90
5.60
4.40
4.10
4.60
4.80
4.70
4.70
4.80
5.10
5.20
4.94
2009/10
5.30
5.60
5.70
5.60
4.80
5.30
5.60
5.90
6.20
6.90
6.90
6.70
5.88
2010/11
6.60
6.80
6.40
5.60
4.60
4.20
4.40
4.50
4.60
4.80
4.70
4.70
5.16
2011/12
5.20
5.80
5.90
5.40
4.80
4.70
4.80
5.00
5.00
5.10
4.40
4.30
5.03
2012/13
4.80
4.90
4.70
4.10
         
              
1/ September-August. Latest data may be preliminary.
2/ Simple average of monthly prices for the marketing year.
3/ National average prices are used in the calculation. Effective January 1995, prices of commercial feeds are based on current U.S. prices received for corn, soybeans, alfalfa hay, and all wheat.
4/ Pounds of broiler-grower feed equal in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight.
5/ Pounds of laying feed equal in value to 1 dozen market eggs.
6/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of hog, live weight.
7/ Pounds of 16-percent-protein mixed dairy feed equal in value to 1 pound of whole milk.
8/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of steer and heifers, live weight.
9/ Pounds of turkey-grower feed equal in value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.
Date run: 2/11/2013