| AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS | |||||||||
| FOR SELECTED CROPS AND LIVESTOCK | |||||||||
| Nebraska - Selected Years | |||||||||
| Seasonal Marketing Year Price 1 | |||||||||
| Wheat | Oats | Corn | Sorghum | Soybeans | Hay | Steers & | Hogs | Milk | |
| per | per | per | Grain | per | per | Heifers per | per | per | |
| Year | Bushel | Bushel | Bushel | per Cwt. | Bushel | Ton | Cwt. | Cwt. | Cwt. |
| 1940 | $0.68 | $0.30 | $0.58 | $0.75 | $0.92 | $8.60 | $8.30 | $5.20 | $1.70 |
| 1950 | 2.04 | 0.78 | 1.45 | 1.81 | 2.40 | 14.40 | 25.20 | 17.70 | 3.71 |
| 1960 | 1.73 | 0.58 | 0.98 | 1.43 | 1.94 | 15.00 | 22.50 | 15.40 | 4.12 |
| 1965 | 1.33 | 0.65 | 1.17 | 1.62 | 2.42 | 19.00 | 22.10 | 20.40 | 3.74 |
| 1970 | 1.22 | 0.65 | 1.25 | 1.93 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 28.30 | 18.30 | 5.20 |
| 1975 | 3.69 | 1.57 | 2.87 | 4.50 | 6.01 | 44.25 | 35.74 | 47.84 | 8.17 |
| 1976 | 3.36 | 1.44 | 2.50 | 4.03 | 4.91 | 46.17 | 35.48 | 42.37 | 9.19 |
| 1977 | 2.37 | 1.44 | 2.05 | 3.15 | 7.05 | 51.92 | 37.49 | 40.07 | 9.24 |
| 1978 | 2.29 | 1.02 | 2.00 | 3.08 | 5.79 | 32.25 | 49.78 | 47.40 | 10.37 |
| 1979 | 2.83 | 1.24 | 2.25 | 3.45 | 6.63 | 36.29 | 66.23 | 41.43 | 11.89 |
| 1980 | 3.62 | 1.34 | 3.04 | 4.09 | 5.95 | 40.92 | 64.92 | 30.66 | 12.76 |
| 1981 | 3.87 | 1.89 | 3.06 | 4.93 | 7.24 | 57.38 | 58.23 | 43.31 | 13.40 |
| 1982 | 3.25 | 1.35 | 2.45 | 2.16 | 5.35 | 46.50 | 61.73 | 50.09 | 13.38 |
| 1983 | 3.39 | 1.43 | 2.77 | 4.36 | 5.63 | 44.92 | 59.48 | 46.56 | 13.35 |
| 1984 | 3.35 | 1.77 | 3.12 | 4.71 | 7.54 | 51.83 | 62.68 | 47.80 | 13.53 |
| 1985 | 2.80 | 1.12 | 2.18 | 3.33 | 4.92 | 41.50 | 57.87 | 43.98 | 12.75 |
| 1986 | 2.24 | 1.21 | 1.53 | 2.41 | 4.74 | 34.08 | 57.18 | 50.70 | 12.34 |
| 1987 | 2.45 | 1.62 | 1.96 | 2.90 | 5.82 | 40.00 | 64.50 | 51.60 | 12.40 |
| 1988 | 3.66 | 2.39 | 2.48 | 3.85 | 7.31 | 63.50 | 70.20 | 42.50 | 11.70 |
| 1989 | 3.75 | 1.56 | 2.30 | 3.62 | 5.45 | 75.50 | 73.40 | 43.10 | 13.00 |
| 1990 | 2.53 | 1.19 | 2.28 | 3.66 | 5.59 | 58.00 | 76.60 | 54.80 | 13.10 |
| 1991 | 3.01 | 1.21 | 2.34 | 4.00 | 5.47 | 47.00 | 74.30 | 49.40 | 11.60 |
| 1992 | 3.16 | 1.31 | 2.09 | 3.24 | 5.37 | 46.00 | 73.70 | 42.00 | 12.60 |
| 1993 | 3.04 | 1.43 | 2.52 | 4.06 | 6.20 | 51.00 | 75.00 | 46.10 | 12.50 |
| 1994 | 3.39 | 1.29 | 2.33 | 3.50 | 5.29 | 54.00 | 68.90 | 41.20 | 12.80 |
| 1995 | 4.56 | 1.83 | 3.22 | 5.41 | 6.56 | 59.00 | 66.00 | 42.00 | 12.50 |
| 1996 | 4.29 | 2.11 | 2.64 | 4.17 | 7.19 | 66.50 | 64.80 | 53.80 | 14.40 |
| 1997 | 3.20 | 1.79 | 2.32 | 2.15 | 6.28 | 76.00 | 67.60 | 55.40 | 13.20 |
| 1998 | 2.54 | 1.19 | 1.88 | 3.00 | 4.83 | 48.50 | 62.70 | 37.10 | 15.10 |
| 1999 | 2.20 | 1.08 | 1.75 | 2.71 | 4.47 | 37.50 | 66.30 | 32.30 | 13.40 |
| 2000 | 2.61 | 1.42 | 1.90 | 3.28 | 4.44 | 69.50 | 70.00 | 44.30 | 11.70 |
| 2001 | 2.75 | 1.59 | 1.94 | 3.23 | 4.19 | 70.50 | 73.60 | 46.30 | 14.60 |
| 2002 | 3.60 | 2.00 | 2.32 | 4.23 | 5.43 | 85.00 | 69.10 | 36.60 | 12.50 |
| 2003 | 3.22 | 1.53 | 2.39 | 4.19 | 7.02 | 54.00 | 85.00 | 39.30 | 13.00 |
| 2004 | 3.20 | 1.30 | 1.95 | 3.00 | 5.05 | 51.00 | 89.90 | 50.80 | 16.20 |
| 2005 | 3.36 | 1.63 | 1.92 | 3.05 | 5.55 | 49.50 | 93.40 | 54.80 | 15.40 |
| 2006 | 4.65 | 1.90 | 3.15 | 5.60 | 5.90 | 87.00 | 91.20 | 47.90 | 13.40 |
| 2007 | 6.20 | 2.80 | 4.00 | 6.95 | 9.95 | 89.50 | 95.30 | 48.80 | NA |
| 1 Prices are based on average of monthly prices beginning: July for wheat, oats, and hay, September for soybeans, | |||||||||
| and October for corn and sorghum grain. Calendar year average is used for livestock and livestock products. | |||||||||
| NA = not available. | |||||||||
| Source: Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service,Agri-Facts, Special Edition, April 2008 | |||||||||
| Last Update: | 7/25/2008 | ||||||||
| by Nebraska Databook | |||||||||
| e-mail: | mike.lundeen@nebraska.gov | ||||||||