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Feed Grains Database: Yearbook Tables
Note.
Data are reported on a marketing-year basis: corn and sorghum, September-August; barley and oats, June-May; hay, May-April; and processed feed products, October-September.
Missing values indicate unreported values, discontinued series, or not yet released data.
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Table 15--Feed-price ratios for livestock, poultry, and milk
Mkt yr 1/
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Avg 2/
Broiler/feed ratio 3/ 4/
2001
8.40
8.60
8.10
6.40
6.60
6.50
5.90
5.50
5.70
5.90
5.00
4.60
6.43
2002
4.60
4.50
4.50
4.70
5.60
5.40
5.20
4.80
5.10
5.40
5.70
5.80
5.11
2003
5.70
5.40
5.10
5.10
5.60
5.50
5.00
4.90
5.20
5.60
6.10
6.40
5.47
2004
6.30
6.40
6.60
6.60
7.10
7.40
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.60
6.40
7.00
6.78
2005
7.70
7.30
7.30
6.00
5.80
5.80
5.60
5.30
5.30
5.90
6.20
6.70
6.24
2006
6.60
5.70
5.10
5.00
5.10
5.30
5.30
5.50
5.50
5.30
5.40
5.20
5.42
2007
4.90
4.30
4.00
3.70
4.00
3.60
3.60
3.40
3.40
3.20
3.40
3.30
3.73
2008
3.50
3.90
4.20
4.50
4.20
4.40
4.30
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.30
3.90
4.15
2009
4.10
3.80
Market egg/feed ratio 3/ 5/
2001
8.50
10.30
11.50
9.40
10.20
8.50
11.60
7.40
6.70
9.50
7.50
7.90
9.08
2002
7.10
6.60
10.50
9.60
9.70
8.50
9.50
9.30
6.90
8.80
9.80
12.70
9.08
2003
11.60
12.60
15.70
12.10
12.90
10.80
13.20
7.90
6.00
6.60
5.90
5.70
10.08
2004
6.60
5.90
8.80
9.70
7.30
7.40
6.40
5.20
4.60
4.40
5.90
5.10
6.44
2005
9.30
6.60
10.30
11.30
8.50
5.90
9.80
6.30
4.50
7.20
4.90
7.90
7.71
2006
7.40
6.80
10.60
10.20
11.70
8.40
9.10
7.60
8.10
6.40
10.70
9.50
8.88
2007
12.30
10.20
13.90
13.90
12.80
11.20
11.80
7.50
5.80
7.30
5.40
6.60
9.89
2008
7.70
8.90
9.40
9.20
9.00
7.00
7.20
8.30
4.20
3.80
5.60
6.50
7.23
2009
6.70
7.20
Hog/corn ratio 3/ 6/
2001
23.70
21.80
18.90
16.80
19.10
19.90
18.60
16.60
17.20
18.20
18.40
13.40
18.55
2002
10.70
13.20
12.20
13.10
14.10
14.70
14.90
14.90
17.40
19.20
19.70
18.40
15.21
2003
18.00
17.30
15.80
14.80
15.30
16.30
17.20
16.40
19.70
20.30
22.70
23.60
18.12
2004
24.90
24.40
27.10
25.60
25.00
26.00
25.30
25.60
27.70
24.40
23.60
26.20
25.48
2005
26.00
25.80
24.60
23.00
20.40
21.10
20.80
19.60
22.20
25.10
23.50
24.70
23.07
2006
22.20
18.20
15.60
14.50
14.00
13.80
13.10
14.00
15.20
15.40
15.70
15.70
15.62
2007
14.30
12.90
11.00
10.60
9.40
9.30
8.60
8.60
10.50
9.80
10.30
11.50
10.57
2008
10.50
11.10
9.60
10.20
9.80
11.30
11.30
11.50
11.20
10.70
12.00
11.20
10.87
2009
11.60
10.50
Milk/feed ratio 3/ 7/
2001
3.75
3.55
3.29
2.99
3.07
3.00
2.87
2.81
2.64
2.55
2.36
2.27
2.93
2002
2.30
2.46
2.44
2.45
2.42
2.33
2.27
2.25
2.18
2.19
2.59
2.89
2.40
2003
3.11
3.23
3.05
2.85
2.70
2.60
2.81
3.11
3.16
3.12
2.96
2.93
2.97
2004
3.24
3.29
3.57
3.67
3.49
3.48
3.33
3.18
2.96
2.94
2.98
3.08
3.27
2005
3.27
3.39
3.46
3.29
3.16
2.93
2.70
2.46
2.35
2.38
2.35
2.48
2.85
2006
2.61
2.51
2.44
2.43
2.45
2.33
2.39
2.50
2.56
2.88
3.17
3.19
2.62
2007
3.19
3.10
3.05
2.85
2.65
2.23
2.06
1.89
1.81
1.88
1.90
1.81
2.37
2008
1.90
2.02
2.02
1.90
1.59
1.50
1.57
1.58
1.47
1.45
1.57
1.78
1.70
2009
1.98
2.04
Steer and heifer/corn ratio 3/ 8/
2001
37.70
38.10
36.60
34.60
36.10
38.10
38.20
37.00
35.30
34.00
31.20
28.30
35.43
2002
27.40
29.30
31.50
32.30
33.30
33.40
32.90
33.70
33.40
33.60
36.40
38.60
32.98
2003
40.60
46.10
45.40
41.40
35.80
31.50
32.00
30.80
32.30
33.60
36.40
38.90
37.07
2004
40.70
42.60
44.00
45.00
44.40
47.70
47.10
49.10
48.50
45.10
41.80
45.00
45.08
2005
48.50
52.80
54.90
51.90
50.50
48.30
45.00
42.30
39.80
41.20
42.10
43.80
46.76
2006
43.30
36.70
31.30
29.60
29.30
26.60
28.50
29.40
28.10
26.40
28.00
29.40
30.55
2007
30.00
29.40
27.90
25.30
23.50
20.80
19.80
17.90
18.20
17.60
19.00
19.00
22.37
2008
19.80
21.30
21.30
20.90
19.70
21.70
21.80
23.00
22.10
21.10
23.70
25.60
21.83
2009
26.30
23.70
Turkey/feed ratio 3/ 9/
2001
8.30
9.60
9.60
8.10
7.20
7.30
6.90
6.80
7.30
7.30
6.90
6.30
7.63
2002
6.00
6.10
6.50
6.40
5.80
5.80
6.00
5.90
5.70
5.80
5.90
5.70
5.97
2003
6.00
6.30
6.30
5.70
5.00
4.60
4.40
4.50
4.80
5.20
5.80
7.00
5.47
2004
7.80
8.40
8.70
8.20
6.80
6.90
6.50
6.70
6.90
7.00
7.30
8.00
7.43
2005
9.00
9.50
10.00
9.50
7.00
6.80
6.90
7.30
7.20
7.60
7.70
8.60
8.09
2006
9.00
9.60
9.40
6.00
5.40
5.30
5.50
5.80
5.90
6.10
6.60
6.70
6.78
2007
6.60
6.50
6.20
4.90
4.10
3.60
4.00
4.00
4.30
4.30
4.50
4.70
4.81
2008
5.40
5.90
5.60
4.40
4.10
4.60
4.80
4.70
4.70
4.80
5.10
5.20
4.94
2009
5.30
5.60
1/ September-August. Latest data may be
preliminary or projected.
2/ Simple average of monthly prices for the marketing year.
3/ National average prices are used in the calculations. Effective January 1995, prices of commercial feeds are based on current U.S. prices received for corn, soybeans, alfalfa hay, and all wheat.
4/ Number of pounds of broiler-grower feed equal in value to 1 pound of broiler, live weight.
5/ Number of pounds of laying feed equal in value to 1 dozen market eggs.
6/ Number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of hog, live weight.
7/ Number of pounds of 16-percent-protein mixed dairy feed equal in value to 1 pound of whole milk.
8/ Number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of steer and heifers, live weight.
9/ Number of pounds of turkey-grower feed equal in value to 1 pound of turkey, live weight.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.
For more information, contact:
Allen Baker
or
Heather Lutman
Web administration:
webadmin@ers.usda.gov
Updated date:
November 2, 2009
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