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PRICES RECEIVED BY MONTANA FARMERS 



Crop 



and 



Year 



Jan. 



SELECTED COMMODITIES BY MONTHS, 1984-1988 

 Feb. Hat. 



ALL WHEAT 



1984 3.63 3.60 3.63 



1985 3.52 3.47 3.49 



1986 3.60 3.55 3.55 



1987 2.65 2.54 2.54 



1988 2.78 2.81 2.85 



WINTER WHEAT 



1984 3.54 3.46 3.44 



1985 3.44 3.37 3.39 



1986 3.43 3.36 3.22 



1987 2.49 2.42 2.44 



1988 2.73 2.77 2.80 



SPRING WHEAT EXCLUDING DURUM 



1984 3.70 3.71 3.80 



1985 3.64 3.59 3.62 



1986 3.83 3.84 3.88 



1987 2.79 2.64 2.65 



1988 2.78 2.83 2.87 



BARLEY 



1984 2.50 2.52 2.51 



1985 2.46 2.20 2.11 



1986 2.13 2.10 1.93 



1987 1.62 1.63 1.70 



1988 1.68 1.77 1.65 



ALL HAY 



1984 70.00 72.00 72.00 



1985 77.00 81.00 79.00 



1986 85.00 89.00 90.00 



1987 51.00 46.00 45.00 



1988 46.00 43.00 41.00 



BEEF CATTLE 



1984 45.60 53.10 56.00 



1985 49.40 54.30 51.90 



1986 46.40 49.60 49.30 



1987 55.30 59.40 60.10 



1988 68.10 70.60 69.40 



STEERS & HEIFERS 



1984 59.70 62.10 62.60 



1985 62.50 63.90 60.90 



1986 56.50 58.00 55.50 



1987 63.50 66.70 67.00 



1988 80.30 78.70 77.80 



COWS 



1984 35.40 39.70 42.90 



1985 35.90 41.70 40.90 



1986 34.00 38.50 37.90 



1987 40.10 45.70 47.40 



1988 48.30 51.60 49.80 



CALVES 



1984 62.20 64.80 62.50 



1985 63.20 66.30 65.80 



1986 60.30 59.90 60.60 



1987 70.40 72.90 72.10 



1988 90.10 90.50 91.70 



LAMBS 



1984 57.10 57.00 54.50 



1985 63.70 67.10 66.50 



1986 66.80 69.60 59.60 



1987 78.00 77.00 75.50 



1988 90.60 80.20 72.80 



HOGS 



1984 44.60 42.30 42.70 



1985 43.00 43.40 38.50 



1986 35.40 35.80 33.60 



1987 42.20 44.10 41.60 



1988 33.60 40.10 35.90 



