ks-price United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas Field Office Agricultural Prices Kansas Agricultural Statistics Cooperating with the Kansas Department of Agriculture PO Box 3534 Topeka KS 66601-3534 (785)233-2230 www.nass.usda.gov/ks nass-ks@nass.usda.gov Released September 1, 2009 Volume 09 No. 09 KANSAS: The August All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Kansas farmers, at 117 percent of the 1990-92 base, is down 20 points from July and down 46 points from August 2008. The All Crops Index in August, at 154 percent of the 1990-92 base, is down 31 points from July and down 113 points from 2008. The Meat Animals Index, at 109 percent of the 1990-92 base, is down 1 point from July and 23 points below last year. More detailed information regarding price indexes is shown in the first table on the back of this release. Wheat prices in mid-August, at $4.39 per bushel, are down 90 cents from July and $3.58 below last August. Corn prices in mid-August, at $2.88 per bushel, are down 42 cents from July and $2.49 below last August. Farmers received an average of $4.53 per cwt. for sorghum grain in mid- August, down 12 cents from July and $3.83 below last August. Soybean prices, at $10.50 per bushel in mid-August, are down 30 cents from July and $2.60 below last August. All hay prices averaged $99.00 per ton in mid-August, down $3.00 from July and $23.00 lower than last year. Alfalfa hay averaged $103.00 per ton, down $9.00 from July and $30.00 lower than last August. Other hay, at $76.00 per ton, is unchanged from July but $13.00 below last August. All beef cattle were bringing an average of $84.30 per cwt. in mid-August, down 80 cents from July and $16.70 below the price last August. Cow prices, at $47.70 per cwt., are down $1.10 from July and $9.90 below the price last August. Steers and heifers averaged $84.70 per cwt., down 80 cents from July and $16.30 below August 2008. Calf prices in mid-August are $116.00 per cwt., up $2.00 from July but down $9.00 from August 2008. The all hog price of $33.80 per cwt. for mid-August is down $3.90 from July and down $22.80 from last August. Sow prices averaged $34.30, up $4.60 from July but $8.10 lower than August 2008. Barrow and gilt prices averaged $33.70 per cwt. in mid-August, down $5.20 July and $25.00 below last August. Grain and oilseed prices by district are shown in the second table on the back of this release. UNITED STATES: The All Farm Products Index of Prices Received in August is 127 percent of the 1990-92 base, down 5 points from July and 29 points below August 2008. The August All Crops Index at 147, down 6 points from July and 30 points below August 2008. The August Livestock and Products Index, at 109, is down 3 points from last month and down 28 points from August 2008. Prices Received by Farmers and Feed Ratios, Kansas and United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Kansas : United States :---------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Aug : Jul : Aug 15 : Aug : Jul : Aug 15 : Aug : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : Parity 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Wheat, bu...................: 7.97 5.29 4.39 7.61 5.13 4.72 13.60 Corn, bu........................: 5.37 3.30 2.88 5.26 3.60 3.31 8.40 Oats, bu........................: 2.80 * * 3.16 2.03 1.85 5.55 Barley, bu......................: 5.46 5.12 4.33 9.18 Sorghum Grain, cwt..............: 8.36 4.65 4.53 8.40 5.19 5.37 15.00 All Sunflower, cwt .............: 15.40 15.10 26.40 17.70 16.30 41.90 All Hay, ton....................: 122.00 102.00 99.00 163.00 116.00 109.00 Alfalfa, ton.................: 133.00 112.00 103.00 179.00 120.00 111.00 Other, ton...................: 89.00 76.00 76.00 121.00 104.00 101.00 Soybeans, bu....................: 13.10 10.80 10.50 12.80 10.80 10.70 20.40 All Beef Cattle, cwt............: 101.00 85.10 84.30 95.80 81.10 80.30 240.00 Cows, cwt....................: 57.60 48.80 47.70 57.60 47.40 46.70 All Steers & Heifers, cwt....: 101.00 85.50 84.70 100.00 85.30 84.60 Calves, cwt.....................: 125.00 114.00 116.00 117.00 110.00 110.00 344.00 Hogs, cwt.......................: 56.60 37.70 33.80 60.70 43.20 39.70 131.00 Sows, cwt....................: 42.40 29.70 34.30 40.50 28.30 33.20 Barrows & Gilts, cwt.........: 58.70 38.90 33.70 61.70 43.90 40.00 Lambs, cwt 2 ........... : 99.90 101.00 271.00 Sheep, cwt 2 ........... : 26.60 29.50 104.00 All Milk, cwt. 3 ....... : 19.10 12.30 12.50 18.40 11.30 11.80 44.90 Average fat test, percent 3 : 3.55 3.42 3.46 3.58 3.54 3.56 : Feed Ratios : Steer & Heifer - Corn...........: 18.8 25.9 29.4 19.0 23.7 25.6 Hog - Corn......................: 10.5 11.4 11.7 11.5 12.0 12.0 Milk - Feed.....................: 1.81 1.57 1.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/U.S. Parity Prices based on 1910-14 base. 2/ Preliminary price not published. 3/ Before deductions for hauling. Includes quality, quantity, and other premiums. Excludes hauling subsidies. * Monthly oat prices discontinued beginning July 2009. Index Numbers - Prices Received by Farmers, Kansas and United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Product Group : Kansas : United States : : : : : : : : : : 1990-92=100% : 1990-92=100% 1910-14=100% :---------------------------------------------------------- :Aug :Jul : Aug 15 :Aug :Jul : Aug 15 : Aug : Jul : Aug 15 :2008:2009: 2009 :2008:2009: 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Farm Products..........:163 137 117 156 132 127 991 836 803 All Crops..............:267 185 154 177 153 147 879 756 727 Food Grains........:284 188 156 257 175 163 814 556 518 Feed Grains & Hay..: 227 156 147 808 558 523 Feed Grains........:234 140 126 Hay................:191 159 155 Oil-bearing Crops..:238 196 191 228 192 190 1,248 1,055 1,043 Livestock & Products...: 137 112 109 1,053 860 833 Meat Animals.......:132 110 109 130 107 105 1,325 1,088 1,071 Dairy Products.....: 141 87 90 1,132 695 726 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- District Grain & Oilseed Prices ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Wheat per Bushel : Sorghum Grain per Cwt : Corn per Bushel : Soybeans per Bushel Agricultural :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistics : July : August 15 : July : August 15 : July : August 15 : July : August 15 District : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Northwest .....: 5.06 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ West Central ..: 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2.98 1/ 1/ Southwest .....: 5.39 4.44 4.40 4.39 3.39 2.88 10.70 10.40 North Central..: 5.22 4.36 4.81 4.68 3.18 2.79 10.20 10.40 Central........: 5.38 4.35 4.79 4.59 3.18 2.80 10.80 10.30 South Central..: 5.41 4.40 4.74 4.61 3.28 2.87 10.50 10.40 Northeast......: 5.24 4.33 4.52 4.27 3.30 2.91 10.90 10.70 East Central...: 5.34 4.45 4.79 4.64 3.32 2.88 11.30 10.70 Southeast......: 5.25 4.23 4.76 4.27 3.40 2.93 10.90 10.50 : State.......: 5.29 4.39 4.65 4.53 3.30 2.88 10.80 10.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Price not published to avoid disclosure of individual firms or due to insufficient data.