ia-press-release Prices Corrected November 15, 2005 November 2, 2005 National Agricultural Statistics Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, DC 20250 Ag Statistics Hotline: 1-800-727-9540 www.usda.gov/nass/ Media Contact: Iowa Field Office 515-284-4340 Email: nass-ia@nass.usda.gov (to unsubscribe go to www.nass.usda.gov/unsub-form.htm) Average Prices Received by Farmers for Farm Products ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : IOWA : U.S. : :------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : Oct 1/ : Sep 1/ : Oct 2/ : Sep 1/ : Oct 2/ : : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ---------------Dollars--------------- Corn : Bu. : 2.16 1.81 1.65 1.90 1.74 Oats : Bu. : 1.51 1.57 1.55 1.54 1.46 Soybeans : Bu. : 5.62 5.80 5.35 5.77 5.44 Alfalfa, baled : Ton : 84.00 80.00 81.00 107.00 106.00 All Hay, baled : Ton : 83.00 75.00 80.00 99.00 97.70 All Hogs : Cwt. : 53.20 51.40 51.30 49.50 48.80 Sows : Cwt. : 44.50 40.70 43.00 39.20 41.80 Bar & Gilts : Cwt. : 53.30 51.50 51.50 49.90 49.10 Beef Cattle : Cwt. : 84.60 86.30 91.10 88.20 90.80 Cows : Cwt. : 48.50 49.50 45.00 49.80 47.70 Strs & Hfrs : Cwt. : 85.30 87.00 92.00 92.30 96.00 Calves : Cwt. : 121.00 131.00 128.00 133.00 132.00 Milk Cows 3 : Hd. :1,610 - 1,870 - 1,870 Milk (whls) : Cwt. : 16.10 15.80 15.90 15.30 15.40 Sheep : Cwt. : 46.00 47.70 - 43.30 - Lambs : Cwt. : 88.00 98.10 - 110.00 - Eggs (mkt) : Doz. : 0.260 0.401 0.233 0.465 0.314 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Corn, oats, soybeans, all hogs, all cattle, all sheep, and milk are whole-month prices. All hay and eggs are mid-month prices. 2/ All prices are mid-month. 3/ Prices published January, April, July, and October. Price Index Summary Table --------------------------------------------------------------------- : IOWA : UNITED STATES :----------------------------------------------------- Prices : Oct : Sep : Oct 1/ : Oct : Sep : Oct 1/ Received : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1990-92=100 2/ Prices rec'd : 106 103 100 114 117 110 Crops : 98 91 83 111 112 101 Lvstk Prods. : 115 115 116 118 122 122 --------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1910-14=100 3/ Prices rec'd : - - - 723 741 700 Crops : - - - 548 550 500 Lvstk Prods. : - - - 902 937 934 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Preliminary 2/ 1990-92=100 reference replaced 1997=100 in January 1995. 3/ Iowa figures for 1910-14=100 base not available. U.S. Prices Paid Index Summary --------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices : Oct : Sep : Oct : Oct : Sep : Oct Paid : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1990-92=100 : 1910-14=100 Prices Paid 1 : 136 142 143 1,805 1,889 1,903 Feed : 111 116 111 541 564 541 Ratio 2 : 84 82 77 40 39 37 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Prices paid by farmers for commodities and services, interest, taxes, and farm wage rates. 2/ Ratio of index of prices received to index of prices paid for commodities and services, interest, taxes, and farm wage rates. -#- Find agricultural statistics for your county, State, and the Nation at www.usda.gov/nass/.