Economic 



Montana Average Prices and Marketings of Major Commodities 



Marketing Year Average for Prices Received for Selected Commodities 



Bu. 



Bu. 



Bu. 



Bu. 



Bu. 



Bu. 



Bu. 



Bu. 



Bu. 



Ton 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Ton 



Ton 



Ton 



Ton 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Cwt. 



Lb. 



Doz. 



Cwt. 



Lb, 



1995 



4.63 



4.62 



4.59 



5.09 



3.00 



3.24 



2.75 



1.75 



3.00 



39.90 



9.35 



16.10 



1,210.00 



66.00 



67,50 



56.50 



1996 



4.24 



4.24 



4.22 



4.65 



3.07 



3.39 



2.44 



1.91 



2.60 



48.10 



6.60 



24.50 



1,420.00 



80.00 



81.00 



67.00 



1997 1998 1999 



Dollars 



2.93 



2.67 



2.97 



3.45 



2.32 



2.75 



1.53 



1.06 



1.55 



40.40 



8.80 



17.90 



1,560.00 



65.00 



66.00 



56.00 



2000 



3.02 



2.87 



3.03 



3.52 



2.38 



2.82 



1,61 



1.13 



1.53 



34.70 



5.75 



16.30 



1 ,490.00 



85.50 



86.50 



78,00 



2001 



3.14 



3,07 



3.06 



3.80 



2.65 



2.97 



1.88 



1.96 



1,89 



38.80 



9.15 



17.30 



1,130.00 



94.00 



95.50 



87.00 



2002"~1 



4.04 

 3.73 

 4.08 

 4.49 

 2.86 

 3.16 

 2.19 

 2.02 

 2.45 



8.25 

 15.20 

 1,820.00 

 82.50 

 85.00 

 74.50 



All Wheat 

 Winter Wheat 

 Spring Wheat 

 Durum Wheat 

 Barley 

 Malt Barley 

 Feed Barley 

 Oats 



Corn for Grain 

 Sugar Beets 

 Potatoes 

 Dry Beans 

 Sweet Cherries 

 All Hay 

 Alfalfa Hay 

 Other Hay 



Beef Cattle 



Steers & Heifers 



Beef Cows 



Calves 



Sheep 



Lambs 



Hogs, All 



Chickens 



Eggs 



Milk, All 



Wool 



Marketing year average prices received by farmers are based on monthly prices weighted by monthly marketings during specific periods. These 

 periods, by commodity, are July through June for wheat, oats, and bariey; June through May for hay, October through September for corn, January 

 through December for beef cattle, steers and heifers, cows, calves, sheep, lambs, milk, and wool; and December through Novemtier for hogs, 

 chickens, and eggs. Prices do not include allowance for CCC loans outstanding, purchases by the government or deficiency payments. 

 - Not available. 



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Marketing Year 



ALL WHEAT 

 1997-98 

 1998-99 

 1999-00 

 2000-01 

 2001-02 

 2002-03 



July 



Aug, 



5 



7 



6 



10 



7 

 11 



8 



6 



12 



13 

 9 

 10 

 10 

 11 

 12 



11 

 15 

 13 

 13 

 15 

 11 



10 



11 



11 



9 



7 



6 



12 

 9 



11 

 9 

 9 

 6 



OATS 



1997-98 

 1998-99 

 1999-00 

 2000-01 

 2001-02 

 2002-03 



ALL HAY 

 1997-98 

 1998-99 

 1999-00 

 2000-01 

 2001-02 

 2002-03 



17 

 4 



9 

 1 

 6 



10 

 5 



16 



28 



7 



9 



9 



11 



30 



17 



11 



6 



6 



12 



4 



12 



12 



4 



8 



10 



3 

 3 

 12 

 11 

 2 

 5 



2 



11 

 18 

 13 

 28 

 11 



12 

 4 

 7 

 4 

 4 



11 



12 



11 



3 



15 



6 



1 



5 

 15 



4 

 11 



6 



5 



1 



17 



2 



6 



11 

 1 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May ] 



11 

 13 



10 



11 



10 



8 



11 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 11 



9 



15 

 12 



7 



12 

 10 



10 

 15 

 14 

 9 

 13 

 12 



11 

 11 

 14 

 14 

 11 

 18 



10 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 9 

 12 



9 

 8 

 8 

 13 

 10 

 9 



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