AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY IOWA FARMERS BARROWS & GILTS - DOLLARS PER CWT. (MARKET YEAR IS DECEMBER-NOVEMBER) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEC 1/ 44.80 40.00 54.30 45.30 50.00 46.00 52.30 41.20 40.70 49.50 JAN 41.50 44.20 56.00 49.60 48.80 44.80 47.50 43.70 41.90 48.40 FEB 41.60 48.80 56.30 45.60 49.00 43.20 49.40 47.50 41.30 49.10 MAR 39.30 49.00 50.50 46.10 44.10 41.00 48.00 43.50 40.00 52.10 APR 39.30 51.30 47.20 48.10 41.70 39.70 51.30 43.00 37.90 54.50 MAY 40.90 56.90 46.30 47.70 41.70 46.60 55.00 46.50 43.20 62.60 JUN 48.00 57.40 45.00 49.60 45.20 53.00 60.80 49.90 46.80 62.50 JUL 50.80 57.40 45.10 54.30 47.40 60.40 62.00 46.50 48.10 63.50 AUG 50.30 61.50 48.80 52.20 43.60 63.30 60.30 46.90 47.70 56.80 SEP 49.20 62.10 44.60 47.10 40.00 59.70 56.20 42.70 44.50 55.60 OCT 45.30 55.90 40.80 44.60 43.90 53.90 50.50 40.20 47.80 59.00 NOV 41.50 52.80 37.90 47.90 43.50 53.70 41.90 37.40 46.40 52.00 MKT YR AVG 44.30 52.60 47.60 47.60 44.70 50.00 52.50 43.90 43.80 55.40 PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEC 1/ 49.40 39.80 43.30 41.50 31.20 44.60 57.30 43.80 15.00 38.20 JAN 51.70 37.60 42.20 44.40 38.20 43.70 55.40 37.90 28.70 38.50 FEB 54.20 40.80 45.40 49.00 40.70 48.20 55.80 37.50 29.90 41.90 MAR 52.50 39.80 47.80 45.40 39.10 50.50 51.10 36.70 31.40 43.70 APR 51.60 41.70 46.40 43.50 36.90 51.40 55.30 37.30 31.60 49.30 MAY 55.60 45.90 47.90 43.70 38.10 58.40 60.50 44.40 38.90 50.70 JUN 56.50 48.10 49.50 43.80 43.70 58.70 59.70 44.30 36.50 51.30 JUL 56.20 46.60 47.20 43.60 48.20 60.70 61.80 38.50 34.30 50.90 AUG 53.00 45.10 49.00 43.50 49.80 61.90 58.10 37.50 38.60 46.90 SEP 47.50 43.60 49.00 36.90 50.00 56.60 52.40 31.90 35.90 44.20 OCT 45.30 42.80 48.10 33.00 47.20 57.80 49.30 30.00 36.40 43.70 NOV 39.10 42.40 43.90 29.30 41.10 55.60 47.00 21.00 34.90 39.90 MKT YR AVG 50.90 42.90 46.50 41.20 41.80 53.80 55.10 36.50 32.50 44.70 PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEC 1/ 41.60 34.10 30.50 32.60 54.20 JAN 39.20 38.00 34.80 34.50 54.80 FEB 41.00 38.00 35.20 40.50 52.20 MAR 48.20 36.70 35.00 48.70 52.90 APR 49.30 33.30 35.00 48.90 51.60 MAY 52.30 33.50 40.20 59.30 56.00 JUN 54.00 36.80 43.40 58.60 53.20 JUL 53.60 41.80 41.40 59.10 51.80 AUG 53.00 32.80 36.30 57.40 52.00 SEP 47.70 28.60 38.80 57.30 50.80 OCT 43.10 32.60 34.90 53.30 51.50 NOV 37.30 27.80 34.00 57.80 MKT YR AVG 46.50 34.30 36.50 50.00 PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/December of previous year. *Preliminary. **Mid-month price.