Prices Received for Cattle Beef Cattle Calves Cows Steers & Heifers Year 1/ and Month $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. $/Cwt. 1997 59.50 67.30 40.00 72.70 1998 58.00 80.00 37.00 71.90 1999 60.00 86.60 38.10 72.80 2000 67.80 101.00 40.70 85.00 2001 69.20 102.00 44.00 86.10 2001 January 69.10 105.00 42.30 89.40 February 71.70 105.00 45.70 89.00 March 74.50 110.00 46.00 90.60 April 74.30 110.00 47.30 88.20 May 71.60 105.00 46.60 85.10 June 72.40 99.40 47.00 88.00 July 70.20 96.60 45.50 86.60 August 69.70 99.30 47.00 84.90 September 70.00 100.00 45.20 85.90 October 68.10 96.00 41.90 84.10 November 61.50 92.60 38.90 78.60 December 62.30 101.00 39.50 81.00 1/ Yearly prices based on calendar year average price. 30