U.S. LIVESTOCK
The Farm Security Administration farmsteads, Holstein calves, Scottsbluff (vicinity),
Nebraska, September 1941
U.S. Marketing Year Average Prices Received by Farmers, Livestock and Livestock Products,
1961-2009
Year
Beef
Cattle
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009*
20.20
21.30
19.90
18.00
19.90
22.20
22.30
23.40
26.20
27.10
29.00
33.50
42.80
35.60
32.20
33.70
34.40
48.50
66.10
62.40
58.60
56.70
55.50
57.30
53.70
52.60
61.10
66.60
69.50
74.60
72.70
71.30
72.60
66.70
61.80
58.70
63.10
59.60
63.40
68.60
71.30
66.50
79.70
85.80
89.70
87.20
89.90
89.10
80.30
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
---------------$/cwt.--------------23.70
16.60
5.17
25.10
16.30
5.63
24.00
14.90
5.76
20.40
14.80
5.96
22.10
20.60
6.34
26.00
22.80
6.84
26.30
18.90
6.35
27.60
18.50
6.55
31.50
22.20
8.24
34.50
22.70
7.51
36.40
17.50
6.59
44.70
25.10
7.28
56.60
38.40
12.70
35.20
34.20
11.30
27.20
46.10
11.30
34.10
43.30
13.10
36.90
39.40
13.50
59.10
46.60
21.80
88.70
41.80
26.30
76.80
38.00
21.10
64.00
43.90
21.20
59.80
52.30
19.50
61.70
46.80
15.70
59.90
47.10
16.40
62.10
44.00
23.90
61.10
49.30
25.60
78.50
51.20
29.50
89.20
42.30
25.60
90.80
42.50
24.40
95.60
53.70
23.20
98.00
49.10
19.70
89.00
41.60
25.80
91.20
45.20
28.60
87.20
39.90
30.90
73.10
40.50
28.00
58.40
51.90
29.90
78.90
52.90
37.90
78.80
34.40
30.60
87.70
30.30
31.10
104.00
42.30
34.30
106.00
44.40
34.60
96.40
33.40
27.90
102.00
37.20
34.90
119.00
49.30
38.80
135.00
50.20
45.10
133.00
46.00
35.20
119.00
46.60
31.00
110.00
47.00
27.20
103.00
41.70
32.50
Lambs
15.80
17.80
18.10
19.90
22.80
23.40
22.10
24.40
27.20
26.40
25.90
29.10
35.10
37.00
42.10
46.90
51.30
62.80
66.70
63.60
54.90
53.10
53.90
60.10
67.70
69.00
77.60
69.10
66.10
55.50
52.20
59.50
64.40
65.60
78.20
88.20
90.30
72.30
74.50
79.80
66.90
73.80
94.40
101.00
110.00
95.50
98.50
99.60
99.60
Commercial
Broilers
¢/lb.
13.90
15.20
14.60
14.20
15.00
15.30
13.30
14.20
15.20
13.60
13.70
14.10
24.00
21.50
26.30
23.60
23.60
26.30
26.00
27.70
28.50
26.90
28.60
33.70
30.10
34.50
28.70
33.10
36.60
32.60
30.80
31.80
34.00
35.00
34.40
38.10
37.70
39.30
37.10
33.60
39.30
30.50
34.60
44.60
43.60
38.60
43.60
45.80
45.17
Market
Eggs
¢/doz.
35.60
33.80
34.50
33.80
33.70
39.10
31.20
34.00
40.00
39.10
31.40
30.90
52.50
53.30
52.50
58.40
55.60
52.20
58.30
56.30
63.10
59.50
61.10
72.30
57.20
61.50
54.70
52.80
68.90
70.90
67.80
57.60
63.40
61.50
62.50
75.00
70.30
66.80
62.10
61.70
62.20
58.90
57.60
55.90
34.80
40.30
74.60
97.40
65.38
Source: USDA/NASS/Quick Stas Program; Annual "Agricultural Prices", various years
Broilers, Eggs, and Milk for 2009 averaged monthly (January-December), "Agricultural Prices" publication
*Preliminary
Milk
(Wholesale)
$/cwt.
4.22
4.09
4.10
4.15
4.23
4.81
5.02
5.24
5.49
5.71
5.87
6.07
7.14
8.33
8.75
9.66
9.72
10.60
12.02
13.05
13.77
13.61
13.58
13.46
12.76
12.51
12.54
12.26
13.56
13.74
12.27
13.15
12.84
13.01
12.78
14.75
13.36
15.46
14.38
12.40
15.04
12.18
12.55
16.13
15.19
12.96
19.21
18.41
12.81
U.S. Beef Cattle Prices
Prices Received
1961 - 2009
100
$/Cwt.
80
60
$80.30/cwt.
40
0
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03
05
07
09
20
2009 Preliminary
Note: Prices Received by Farmers
U.S. Calf Prices
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
$103.00/cwt.
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03
05
07
09
$/Cwt.
Prices Received
1961 - 2009
2009 Preliminary
Note: Prices Received by Farmers
U.S. Hog Prices
Prices Received
1961 - 2009
60
$/Cwt.
50
40
30
$41.70/cwt.
20
0
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03
05
07
09
10
2009 Preliminary
Note: Prices Received by Farmers
U.S. Sheep Prices
Prices Received
1961 - 2009
50
$32.50/cwt.
$/Cwt.
40
30
20
0
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03
05
07
09
10
2009 Preliminary
Note: Prices Received by Farmers
U.S. Lamb Prices
Prices Received
1961 - 2009
120
$/Cwt.
100
80
60
$99.60/cwt.
40
0
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03
05
07
09
20
2009 Preliminary
Note: Prices Received by Farmers
U.S. Commercial Broiler Prices
Prices Received
1961 - 2009
50
Cents/Lb.
40
30
45.17 cents/lb.
20
0
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03
05
07
09
10
2009 preliminary
Note: Prices Received by Farmers
U.S. Market Egg Prices
Prices Received
1961 - 2009
120
Cents/Doz.
100
80
60
40
20
65.38 cents/doz.
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03
05
07
09
0
2009 Preliminary
Note: Prices Received by Farmers
U.S. Milk (Wholesale) Prices
Prices Received
1961 - 2009
20
$/Cwt.
15
10
$12.81/cwt.
0
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03
05
07
09
5
2009 Preliminary
Note: Prices Received by Farmers
U.S. Livestock Numbers and Values
Farm Value
Number of Head
Value Per Head
Class of
Livestock
2008
2009
Thousands
All Cattle† . . . . .
Beef Cows*† . . .
Milk Cows*† . . .
Hogs** . . . . . . . .
All Sheep† . . . . .
Angora Goats† . .
Chickens** . . . . .
Total Value . . . .
2010
Preliminary
2010 as
% of
2009
Thousands
%
96,035
32,435
9,257
67,148
5,950
205
446,906
94,521
31,712
9,333
65,327
5,747
185
449,610
93,701
31,376
9,081
NA
5,630
150
NA
---
---
---
99
99
97
NA
98
81
NA
---
2008
2009
Total Value
2010
2008
Dollars
2009
2010
1,000 Dollars
$990
----89
138
74.80
3.39
$872
----83
133
83
3.34
$829
----NA
135
73
NA
$95,112,820
----5,957,633
823,424
13,423
1,517,210
$82,435,620
----5,464,212
765,194
13,318
1,501,605
$77,677,310
----NA
762,295
9,120
NA
---
---
---
$103,424,292
$90,179,949
$78,448,725
*Included in "All Cattle."
**Figures as of December 1. Turkey figures not released to avoid disclosing individual operations.
†Figures are as of January 1. Four states (Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas) make up U.S. price
1/ Texas is the only state that publishes all goats and kids value.
NA = Not Available.
Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Source: "Texas Agricultural Facts", Texas Agricultural Statistical Service/USDA, January, February, March, and May 2010; “Texas Agricultural
Statistics", December 2009, Texas Agricultural Statistical Service/USDA; “Agricultural Prices”, February 2010; Meat Animals Production, Disposition, and
Income, April 2010; NASS/USDA publications.
U.S. All Cattle Inventory and Value
Year
January 1
Inventory
1,000 Head
Average
Price Per Head
Dollars
Value
$1,000
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
109,582
105,378
102,118
99,622
96,740
95,816
96,393
97,556
99,176
100,974
102,785
103,548
101,656
99,744
99,115
98,199
97,298
96,723
96,100
94,403
95,018
96,342
96,573
96,035
94,521
93,701
402.00
391.00
407.00
523.00
581.00
616.00
655.00
630.00
649.00
659.00
615.00
503.00
525.00
603.00
594.00
683.00
725.00
747.00
728.00
818.00
916.00
1009.00
922.00
990.00
872.00
829.00
44,006,068
41,230,884
41,567,085
52,147,608
56,210,694
58,990,357
63,090,155
61,451,310
64,436,369
66,512,550
63,185,288
52,055,705
53,383,392
60,193,070
58,833,650
67,100,220
70,510,630
72,300,065
69,952,520
77,201,950
87,023,945
97,230,415
89,063,310
95,112,820
82,435,620
77,677,310
Source: USDA/NASS
U.S. All Cattle Number and Value
115
120
110
100
Value
105
80
$77.68 Bil.
100
95
40
Number
90
93.70 Mil. Head
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
85
60
January 1 inventory
20
0
Billion $
Million Head
1985 - 2010
U.S. Sheep and Wool Inventory and Value
Sheep
Year
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Number
1,000 Head
10,716
10,145
10,572
10,945
10,853
11,358
11,174
10,797
10,201
9,836
8,989
8,465
8,024
7,825
7,247
7,036
6,908
6,623
6,321
6,065
6,135
6,200
6,120
5,950
5,747
5,630
Source: USDA/NASS
Wool
Total Value
1,000 $
654,079
684,038
799,254
984,961
894,410
901,092
732,600
660,746
714,163
681,384
663,449
732,197
761,650
797,826
640,819
669,890
690,489
614,466
656,638
720,443
798,209
872,351
818,491
823,424
765,194
762,295
Production
1,000 Lbs.
88,055
84,372
84,450
89,482
89,220
88,033
87,740
82,943
77,535
68,577
63,513
56,669
53,578
49,255
46,572
46,446
43,016
41,078
38,197
37,581
37,182
35,899
34,723
32,963
30,862
NA
Value
1,000 $
55,732
56,331
77,009
124,993
110,537
69,534
47,178
60,162
39,077
52,377
64,277
39,270
44,909
29,415
17,860
15,377
15,311
21,689
28,129
29,954
26,249
24,300
30,242
32,486
24,387
NA
U.S. Sheep Number and Total Value
1100
Number
$762.3 Mil.
1000
900
800
700
600
Value
5.6 Mil. Head
January 1 inventory
500
400
Million $
12.0
11.0
10.0
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
Million Head
1985 - 2010
U.S. Wool Production and Value
140
140
120
120
Production
100
100
80
80
30.9 Mil. Lbs.
60
40
40
Value
20
20
$24.4 Mil.
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
0
60
January 1 inventory
0
Million $
Million Lbs.
1985 - 2009
U.S. Hog Inventory and Value
Year
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
December 1
Inventory
1,000 Head
Average
Price Per Head
Dollars
Value
$1,000
52,314
51,001
54,384
55,466
53,788
54,416
57,649
58,202
57,940
59,738
58,201
56,124
61,158
62,204
59,335
59,110
59,722
59,554
60,453
60,982
61,463
62,516
68,177
67,148
65,327
69.60
91.90
76.00
66.30
79.10
85.40
68.80
71.20
75.00
53.00
71.00
94.00
82.00
44.00
72.00
77.00
77.00
71.00
67.00
103.00
95.00
90.00
73.00
89.00
83.00
3,640,420
4,686,943
4,132,872
3,677,536
4,252,885
4,647,808
3,966,276
4,146,646
4,339,509
3,178,123
4,115,118
5,280,742
4,985,532
2,765,745
4,253,785
4,540,410
4,584,078
4,230,728
4,024,949
6,306,282
5,833,763
5,598,613
4,986,206
5,957,633
5,464,212
Source: USDA/NASS
U.S. Hog Inventory and Value
1985 - 2009
80
80
65.3 Mil.
70
Number
60
60
50
50
40
40
$5.5 Bil. $
30
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
20
Value
December 1 Inventory
30
20
Billion $
Million Head
70