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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/SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugAvg 2/
Broiler/feed ratio 3/ 4/
20018.408.608.106.406.606.505.905.505.705.905.004.606.43
20024.604.504.504.705.605.405.204.805.105.405.705.805.11
20035.705.405.105.105.605.505.004.905.205.606.106.405.47
20046.306.406.606.607.107.407.007.006.906.606.407.006.78
20057.707.307.306.506.106.306.105.805.606.306.707.206.58
20067.106.105.505.405.605.605.905.505.505.305.405.705.72
20075.304.604.404.004.303.903.603.303.403.203.20
Market egg/feed ratio 3/ 5/
20018.5010.3011.509.4010.208.5011.607.406.709.507.507.909.08
20027.106.6010.509.609.708.509.509.306.908.809.8012.709.08
200311.6012.6015.7012.1012.9010.8013.207.906.006.605.905.7010.08
20046.605.908.809.707.307.406.405.204.604.405.905.106.44
20059.306.6010.3010.608.505.509.206.304.207.104.607.507.48
20066.906.4010.6010.1011.708.409.107.608.106.4010.709.408.78
200712.3010.2013.9013.9012.7011.1011.707.405.807.205.00
Hog/corn ratio 3/ 6/
200123.7021.8018.9016.8019.1019.9018.6016.6017.2018.2018.4013.4018.55
200210.7013.2012.2013.1014.1014.7014.9014.9017.4019.2019.7018.4015.21
200318.0017.3015.8014.8015.3016.3017.2016.4019.7020.3022.7023.6018.12
200424.9024.4027.1025.6025.0026.0025.3025.6027.7024.4023.6026.2025.48
200526.0025.8024.6023.0020.4021.1020.8019.6022.2025.1023.5024.7023.07
200622.2018.2015.6014.5014.0013.8013.1014.0015.2015.4015.7015.8015.63
200714.2012.8011.1010.509.409.308.608.6010.509.709.40
Milk/feed ratio 3/ 7/
20013.753.553.292.993.073.002.872.812.642.552.362.272.93
20022.302.462.442.452.422.332.272.252.182.192.592.892.40
20033.113.233.052.852.702.602.813.113.163.122.962.932.97
20043.243.293.573.673.493.483.333.182.962.942.983.083.27
20053.273.393.453.283.142.932.702.482.322.352.332.482.84
20062.612.532.442.432.452.332.392.512.542.883.163.172.62
20073.173.093.062.852.662.242.071.891.831.881.82
Steer and heifer/corn ratio 3/ 8/
200137.7038.1036.6034.6036.1038.1038.2037.0035.3034.0031.2028.3035.43
200227.4029.3031.5032.3033.3033.4032.9033.7033.4033.6036.4038.6032.98
200340.6046.1045.4041.4035.8031.5032.0030.8032.3033.6036.4038.9037.07
200440.7042.6044.0045.0044.4047.7047.1049.1048.5045.1041.8045.0045.08
200548.5052.8054.9051.9050.5048.3045.0042.3039.8041.2042.1043.8046.76
200643.3036.7031.3029.6029.4026.6028.5029.4028.1026.4028.0029.4030.56
200729.8029.3028.0025.3023.5020.8019.7017.8018.2017.6017.80
Turkey/feed ratio 3/ 9/
20018.309.609.608.107.207.306.906.807.307.306.906.307.63
20026.006.106.506.405.805.806.005.905.705.805.905.705.97
20036.006.306.305.705.004.604.404.504.805.205.807.005.47
20047.808.408.708.206.806.906.506.706.907.007.308.007.43
20059.009.5010.009.507.006.806.907.307.107.607.708.508.08
20069.109.609.405.905.605.305.505.805.906.106.606.706.79
20076.606.406.104.904.103.604.004.004.304.304.20
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.

 

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Updated date: August 15, 2008