South Dakota agricultural indicators.

MEAT ANIMALS PRODUCTION AND INCOME
South Dakota
2002 and 2003

Item                                 Unit              2002

Cattle and Calves
  Production 1/                     1,000 lbs       1,557,488.00
  Marketings 2/                     1,000 lbs       2,064,800.00
  Average Price



		

		

		

		

		

		
		
			



		
		
		
		
		
	

 for: Cattle       Dollars/Cwt.             69.60
                     Calves       Dollars/Cwt.             96.20
  Value of Production           1,000 Dollars       1,142,426.00
  Cash Receipts 3/              1,000 Dollars       1,494,238.00
  Value of Home Consumption     1,000 Dollars          10,605.00
  Gross Income                  1,000 Dollars       1,504,843.00

Hogs and Pigs
  Production 1/                     1,000 lbs         608,553.00
  Marketings 2/                     1,000 lbs         642,440.00
  Average Price                  Dollars/Cwt.              34.60
  Value of Production 4/        1,000 Dollars         209,601.00
  Cash Receipts 3/ 4/           1,000 Dollars         243,872.00
  Value of Home Consumption     1,000 Dollars             966.00
  Gross Income                  1,000 Dollars         244,838.00
Sheep and Lambs
  Production 1/                     1,000 lbs          31,019.00
  Marketings 2/                     1,000 lbs          36,229.00
  Average Price for: Sheep       Dollars/Cwt.              30.00
                     Lambs       Dollars/Cwt.              79.10
  Value of Production           1,000 Dollars          21,284.00
  Cash Receipts 3/              1,000 Dollars          25,942.00
  Value of Home Consumption     1,000 Dollars              65.00
  Gross Income                  1,000 Dollars          26,007.00

Item                                                   % Change
                                    2003               2002-2003
Cattle and Calves
  Production 1/
  Marketings 2/                  1,473,357.00             -5.4
  Average Price for: Cattle         1,838,600            -11.0
                     Calves             78.70             13.1
  Value of Production                  107.00             11.2
  Cash Receipts 3/               1,212,232.00              6.1
  Value of Home Consumption      1,501,201.00              0.5
  Gross Income                          2,131            -79.9
                                 1,503,332.00             -0.1
Hogs and Pigs
  Production 1/
  Marketings 2/                    604,406.00             -0.7
  Average Price                    654,640.00              1.9
  Value of Production 4/                38.60             11.6
  Cash Receipts 3/ 4/              235,419.00             12.3
  Value of Home Consumption        274,685.00             12.6
  Gross Income                       1,097.00             13.6
Sheep and Lambs                    275,782.00             12.6
  Production 1/
  Marketings 2/                     30,065.00             -3.1
  Average Price for: Sheep          38,349.00              5.9
                     Lambs              37.20             24.0
  Value of Production                  106.00             34.0
  Cash Receipts 3/                  26,861.00             26.2
  Value of Home Consumption         33,667.00             29.8
  Gross Income                         134.00            106.2
                                    33,801.00             30.0

1/ Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments

2/ Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and
interfarm sales within the state

3/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter

4/ Includes allowance for higher average price of state
inshipments and outshipments of feeder pigs

Source: South Dakota Crop & Livestock Reporter

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS FOR COMMODITIES SOLD
March 2003 and March 2004

                          March
Commodity and Unit        2003 *

Wheat         Bu.        $3.60
Corn          Bu.        $2.19
Oats          Bu.        $2.13
Barley        Bu.         2/
Soybeans      Bu.        $5.48
All Hay       Ton       $81.00
Cattle /1     Cwt.      $71.71
Calves        Cwt.      $97.10
Hogs          Cwt.      $35.80
Sheep         Cwt.      $40.90
Lambs         Cwt.     $104.00

                        Prices ($)
                         March
Commodity and Unit       2004 *

Wheat         Bu.        $3.77
Corn          Bu.        $2.69
Oats          Bu.        $1.52
Barley        Bu.        $2.27
Soybeans      Bu.        $9.13
All Hay       Ton       $61.00
Cattle /1     Cwt.      $85.80
Calves        Cwt.     $118.00
Hogs          Cwt.      $48.00
Sheep         Cwt.      $34.40
Lambs         Cwt.     $115.00

                        % chg
                        March 03
Commodity and Unit      March 04

Wheat         Bu.          4.7
Corn          Bu.         22.8
Oats          Bu.        -28.6
Barley        Bu.          N/A
Soybeans      Bu.         66.6
All Hay       Ton        -24.7
Cattle /1     Cwt.        19.6
Calves        Cwt.        21.5
Hogs          Cwt.        34.1
Sheep         Cwt.       -15.9
Lambs         Cwt.        10.6

* Full month except hay which is mid-month.

1/ "Cows" and "Steers & Heifers" combined with allowance
where necessary for slaughter bulls.
2/ No price available.

Source: South Dakota Crop & Livestock Reporter