MARKETING YEAR AVERAGE
Prices Received, Select Commodities, Montana, USA

Last updated August 31, 2007

Commodity 1/

Unit

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Dollars

All Wheat
Winter Wheat
Spring Wheat
Durum Wheat
All Barley
Malt Barley
Feed Barley
Oats
Corn for Grain
Sugar Beets
Potatoes, Fall
Dry Beans
Sweet Cherries
All Hay
Alfalfa Hay
Other Hay
Bu
Bu
Bu
Bu
Bu
Bu
Bu
Bu
Bu
Ton
Cwt
Cwt
Ton
Ton
Ton
Ton
2.93
2.67
2.97
3.45
2.32
2.75
1.53
1.06
1.55
40.40
8.80
17.90
1,560.00
65.00
66.00
56.00
3.02
2.87
3.03
3.52
2.38
2.82
1.61
1.13
1.53
34.70
5.75
16.30
1,490.00
85.50
86.50
78.00
3.14
3.07
3.06
3.80
2.65
2.97
1.88
1.96
1.89
38.80
9.15
17.30
1,130.00
94.00
95.50
87.00
4.04
3.73
4.08
4.49
2.86
3.16
2.19
2.02
2.45
41.00
8.25
15.20
1,840.00
82.50
85.00
75.00
3.73
3.56
3.78
4.07
2.93
3.37
2.09
1.70
2.65
43.00
7.60
18.20
1,710.00
73.50
75.00
68.50
3.61
3.41
3.69
3.86
2.85
3.20
1.65
1.70
2.42
40.80
7.50
28.70
2,010.00
76.00
77.00
70.00
3.63
3.51
3.80
3.45
2.92
3.12
1.65
1.63
2.54
45.30
9.15
18.60
3,530.00
71.00
71.00
68.00
4.54
4.49
4.58
4.61
3.00
3.12
2.45
2.22
3.50
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9.00
20.50
1,850.00
78.00
78.00
81.00
Beef Cattle
Steers & Heifers
Beef Cows
Calves
Sheep
Lambs
Hogs, All
Chickens
Eggs, Market
Milk, All
Wool
Honey
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
Lb
Doz
Cwt
Lb
Lb
67.60
78.20
36.30
89.90
29.10
76.80
30.80
.020
.43
14.60
.50
.60
78.30
88.30
39.50
103.00
31.40
84.50
39.80
.015
.46
12.80
.37
.59
80.50
89.60
41.90
99.20
33.90
59.80
43.60
.010
.41
15.10
.45
.67
70.50
80.70
38.10
90.10
26.60
80.30
35.90
.010
.46
12.30
.76
1.38
82.20
90.40
45.60
106.00
34.80
103.00
39.70
.010
.65
12.40
1.03
1.48
91.00
106.00
51.40
125.00
39.50
112.00
52.30
.006
.657
15.60
1.17
1.05
104.00
114.00
55.10
138.00
43.30
124.00
53.10
.006
.374
15.30
.98
.83
93.80
112.00
47.70
131.00
25.70
102.00
47.90
.006
.465
13.10
.91
1.00
1/ Marketing year average prices received by farmers are based on monthly prices weighted by monthly marketings during specific periods. These periods, by commodity, are as follows: July through June for wheat, oats, and barley; June through May for hay; October through September for corn; January through December for beef cattle, steers and heifers, cows, calves, sheep, lambs, milk, and wool. Annual prices are computed for the following commodities with marketing year as follows: December through November for hogs, chickens, and eggs; July through the following July for potatoes; the production year for sugar beets; September through August for dry beans; and January through December for honey. Prices do not include allowance for CCC loans outstanding, purchases by the government or deficiency payments. -- Not available.
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