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                  NOVEMBER PRICES RECEIVED MIXED

SIOUX FALLS, December 1, 2005  -- Preliminary November prices were
up from October for all barley, all hay and alfalfa, according to
the South Dakota Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics
Service.  Preliminary prices for calves were up, while swine and
all beef cattle were down.

The preliminary all wheat price for November, at $3.61, was down
11 cents from last month but up 9 cents from last year.  The
winter wheat price, at $3.32, was down 13 cents from last month
but up 9 cents from last November.  The spring wheat price, at
$3.82, was 10 cents lower than last month but 12 cents higher than
last year. The November soybean price, at $5.35, was 10 cents
lower than last month but 14 cents higher than last year.  The
corn price, at $1.52, was down 8 cents from last month and down
24 cents from last year. The preliminary all sunflower price, at
$9.53, was down $1.57 from last month and down $2.27 from last
year.

The preliminary November all hog price, at $46.00, was down $1.90
from last month and $10.70 below last year.  Barrows and gilts, at
$47.20, were down $1.60 from last month and down $11.40 from last
year, while sows, at $37.80, were down $3.10 from October and down
$6.10 from November 2004.

The preliminary November all beef cattle price, at $103.00, was
down $7.00 from last month but up $8.80 from last year.  Steers
and heifers, at $115.00, were down $3.00 from October but up
$11.00 from November of last year.  Calves, at $143.00, were up
$2.00 from last month and up $14.00 from November 2004.

The all hay price for November, at $64.00 per ton, was up $5.00
from October but unchanged from last year. The alfalfa price, at
$67.00 per ton, was up $4.00 from last month but down $1.00 from
last year. The other hay price, at $51.00, was up $1.00 from last
month and up $2.00 from November 2004.

             Prices Received by South Dakota Farmers
      Commodity        Unit    November     October       November
                                2004 1       2005 1        2005 2
                             Dollars      Dollars       Dollars
Corn                   Bu.       1.76          1.60          1.52
Soybeans               Bu.       5.21          5.45          5.35
Sunflower              Cwt.     11.80         11.10          9.53
Wheat, All             Bu.       3.52          3.72          3.61
    Winter             Bu.       3.23          3.45          3.32
    Other Spring       Bu.       3.70          3.92          3.82
Barley, All            Bu.       2.09          2.00          2.20
    Feed               Bu.         NA            NA            NA
    Malt               Bu.       2.09          2.00          2.20
Oats                   Bu.       1.53          1.62          1.44
Hay, All               Ton      64.00         59.00         64.00
    Alfalfa            Ton      68.00         63.00         67.00
    Other              Ton      49.00         50.00         51.00
Cattle, All Beef 3     Cwt.     94.20        110.00        103.00
    Cows               Cwt.     49.70         49.60         49.40
    Steers & Heifers   Cwt.    104.00        118.00        115.00
Calves 4               Cwt.    129.00        141.00        143.00
Hogs, All              Cwt.     56.70         47.90         46.00
    Barrows & Gilts    Cwt.     58.60         48.80         47.20
    Sows               Cwt.     43.90         40.90         37.80
Lambs                  Cwt.    121.00        132.00            NA
Sheep                  Cwt.     43.50         44.70            NA
                       
                       
1 Entire month.  2 Mid-month.  3 Over 500 lbs.  4 Under 500 lbs.
NA = Not Available



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