July Agricultural Prices Received
Released: July 31, 2009
For more information contact: Carmen Pennington or Steve Anderson at 1-800-835-2612.
 
June full month crop prices were mixed when compared with May 2009. Montana's winter wheat price was $5.77 per bushel, up $0.21 from the previous month; spring wheat was unchanged at $7.02 per bushel, and durum wheat was up $0.18 to $8.15 per bushel. Feed barley prices decreased $0.21 from the previous month to $2.46 per bushel and malt barley was down $0.30 to $5.93 per bushel.
The mid-July price for alfalfa hay dropped $15.00 to $100.00 per ton and all other hay dropped $10.00 to $108.00 per ton. Mid-July grain prices were mostly lower with winter wheat at $5.68 per bushel, spring wheat was $6.13 per bushel, durum wheat was $7.09 per bushel, malt barley was $5.93 per bushel, and feed barley was $2.50 per bushel.

Livestock prices for the full month of June were mostly lower when compared with the previous month. Steer and heifer prices decreased $9.30 to $85.70 per cwt, calves dropped $9.00 to $104.00 per cwt, cows decreased $2.90 to $46.50 per cwt. Sheep prices decreased $2.00 to $30.60 per cwt and lambs rose $7.00 to $112.00 per cwt. Milk prices decreased $0.30 per cwt from last month to $13.20 per cwt. Steers and heifers for mid-July were $90.50 per cwt, cows were $49.70 per cwt, calves were $81.10 per cwt, and the all milk price was $11.60 per cwt.

Nationally, prices for June and changes from May were as follows: winter wheat was $5.42 per bushel, down $0.10, spring wheat was $6.66 per bushel, down $0.10, durum wheat was $7.20 per bushel, up $0.15, all barley was unchanged at $4.59 per bushel, steers and heifers were $85.00 per cwt, down $2.80, calves were $110.00 per cwt, down $2.00, sheep were $29.00 per cwt, down $2.90, lambs were $104.00 per cwt, up $3.00, and all milk was $11.30 per cwt, down $0.30.

The U.S. mid-July winter wheat price was $4.78 per bushel, spring wheat was $5.89 per bushel, durum wheat was $8.06 per bushel, all wheat was $4.92 per bushel, malt barley was $5.18 per bushel, feed barley was $2.90 per bushel, and oats were $2.20 per bushel. Steer and heifer prices were $85.70 per cwt, cows were $48.30 per cwt, calves were $109.00 per cwt, and all milk is $11.30.

The preliminary All Farm Products Index is down 29 points (18 percent) from July 2008. The Food Commodities Index, at 129, decreased 3 points (2.3 percent) from last month and decreased 27 points (17 percent) from July 2008.
 
MONTANA AVERAGE FARM PRICES RECEIVED

BASE MONTH:
June 2009 		U
N
I
T		     Monthly Average Change From Mid-Month Avg.
MONTANA U.S. Prev Mo Prev Yr Montana U.S.
June
2008 		May
2009 		June
2009		 June
2009 		May
2009 		June
2008		 July 15
2009		 July 15
2009
Winter Wheat
Durum Wheat
Spring Wheat
Wheat, All
Barley
Feed Barley
Malt Barley
Oats 1/ 		Bu.
Bu.
Bu.
Bu.
Bu.
Bu.
Bu.
Bu. 		8.13
10.80
10.40
9.54
4.11
3.45
6.49
N/A		 5.56
7.97
7.02
6.11
5.05
2.67
6.23
3.08		 5.77
8.15
7.02
6.31
4.84
2.46
5.93
1.76		 5.42
7.20
6.66
5.67
4.59
3.15
5.28
2.44		 +0.21
+0.18
0.00
+0.20
-0.21
-0.21
-0.30
-1.32		 -2.36
-2.65
-3.38
-3.23
+0.73
-0.99
-0.56
N/A		 5.68
7.09
6.13
5.89
4.87
2.50
5.93
N/A		 4.78
8.06
5.89
4.92
4.79
2.90
5.18
2.20
Alfalfa Hay
All Other Hay
All Hay Baled 		Ton
Ton
Ton 		84.00
99.00
86.00		 114.00
106.00
113.00		 115.00
118.00
115.00		 128.00
107.00
123.00		 +1.00
+12.00
+2.00		 +31.00
+19.00
+29.00		 100.00
108.00
101.00		 120.00
104.00
116.00
Steer & Heifers
Cows
Beef Cattle 2/
Calves
Sheep 3/
Lambs 3/
All Milk		 Cwt.
Cwt.
Cwt.
Cwt.
Cwt.
Cwt.
Cwt.		 97.00
53.90
75.00
108.00
22.30
110.00
17.70		 95.00
49.40
70.80
113.00
32.60
105.00
13.50		 85.70
46.50
60.20
104.00
30.60
112.00
13.20		 85.00
45.70
80.40
110.00
29.00
104.00
11.30		 -9.30
-2.90
-10.60
-9.00
-2.00
+7.00
-0.30		 -11.30
-7.40
-14.80
-4.00
+8.30
+2.00
-4.50		 90.50
49.70
81.10
119.00
N/A
N/A
11.60		 85.70
48.30
81.40
109.00
N/A
N/A
11.30
1/ Insufficient sales to establish a price. 2/ Composite of steers, heifers, and cows. 3/ Mid-month prices for sheep and lambs discontinued January 1996.
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