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United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
South Dakota Field Office - Sioux Falls, SD

Media contact: South Dakota Office, 605/323-6500
Email:  nass-sd@nass.usda.gov




                           MAY PRICES RECEIVED MIXED

SIOUX FALLS, May 31, 2006 -- Preliminary May prices were up from April for corn,
soybeans, winter wheat, spring wheat, and alfalfa hay, according to the South 
Dakota Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.  Preliminary 
prices for barrows and gilts were up, while steers and heifers, and cows, were 
down.

The preliminary winter wheat price for May, at $4.20, was up 37 cents from last 
month and up $1.04 from last May.  The spring wheat price, at $4.31, was 20 cents 
higher than last month and 94 cents higher than last year. The May soybean price, 
at $5.34, was 8 cents higher than last month but 77 cents lower than last year.  
The corn price, at $1.95, was up 6 cents from last month and up 11 cents from last 
year. The preliminary all sunflower price, at $10.20, was down 80 cents from last 
month and down $5.70 from last year. 

The preliminary May barrow and gilt price, at $49.50, was up $7.00 from last month 
but down $7.60 from last year, while sows, at $28.10, were up 40 cents from April 
but down $13.70 from May 2005.

The preliminary May steers and heifers price, at $90.00, was down $4.40 from April 
and down $11.00 from May of last year.  Calves, at $127.00, were unchanged from 
last month but down $8.00 from May 2005.

The May alfalfa price, at $69.00 per ton, was up $4.00 from last month and up 
$8.00 from last year. The other hay price, at $55.00, was up $6.00 from last month 
and up $6.00 from May 2005.


                                      Prices Received by South Dakota Farmers 
Commodity 		Unit 	   	May 		April		May
  	 				2005 1		2006 1		2006 2
                                        Dollars 	Dollars		Dollars

Corn			Bu.		 1.84		1.89		  1.95
Soybeans		Bu.		 6.11		5.26		  5.34
Sunflower		Cwt.		15.90		11.00		 10.20
Wheat, All		Bu.		 3.29		 3.98		  4.26
    Winter		Bu.		 3.16		 3.83		  4.20
    Other Spring	Bu.		 3.37		 4.11		  4.31
Barley, All		Bu.		 1.94		   NA		    NA
    Feed		Bu.		 1.70		   NA		    NA	
    Malt		Bu.		 1.95		   NA		    NA
Oats			Bu.		 1.53		 1.77		  1.76
Hay, All		Ton		60.00		63.00		 67.00
    Alfalfa		Ton		61.00		65.00		 69.00
    Other		Ton		49.00		49.00		 55.00
Cattle, All Beef 3	Cwt.		93.90		88.60		 82.50
    Cows		Cwt.		61.40		50.10		 48.40
    Steers & Heifers	Cwt.	       101.00		94.40		 90.00
Calves 4		Cwt.	       135.00	       127.00		127.00
Hogs, All		Cwt.		55.40		41.00		 47.10
    Barrows & Gilts	Cwt.		57.10		42.50		 49.50
    Sows		Cwt.		41.80		27.70		 28.10
Lambs			Cwt.	       134.00		90.00		    NA
Sheep			Cwt.		42.20		27.10		    NA

1 Entire month.  2 Mid-month.  3 Over 500 lbs.  4 Under 500 lbs.  NA = Not Available



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http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/price/pap-bb/2006/agpr0506.pdf