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U.S. Choice Steer Prices

Livestock Update, April 1997

Bill McKinnon, Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech

Year	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	AVG
1987	$60.19	$63.36	$64.34	$69.27	$71.55	$69.90	$65.79	$65.27	$66.28	$66.25	$66.19	$65.31	$66.14
1988	$66.69	$69.79	$72.29	$73.65	$75.70	$70.51	$66.67	$69.49	$69.51	$71.66	$72.38	$72.86	$70.93
1989	$73.76	$74.74	$78.13	$76.97	$74.97	$71.76	$71.18	$72.91	$69.36	$71.60	$74.72	$77.21	$73.94
1990	$78.32	$78.24	$78.90	$79.58	$77.82	$76.31	$75.22	$77.28	$77.53	$79.18	$80.62	$80.82	$78.32
1991	$79.26	$79.38	$80.88	$80.78	$78.15	$74.23	$71.98	$67.05	$68.45	$70.16	$71.33	$69.70	$74.28
1992	$72.65	$76.81	$77.80	$77.62	$75.71	$73.60	$72.87	$73.97	$74.49	$75.34	$74.99	$77.41	$75.27
1993	$79.29	$80.19	$82.16	$81.61	$80.40	$76.57	$73.69	$74.67	$72.99	$71.40	$72.14	$71.56	$76.40
1994	$72.40	$72.68	$75.16	$75.26	$68.12	$63.60	$65.99	$67.36	$66.55	$66.26	$69.01	$69.06	$69.29
1995	$72.92	$73.54	$70.71	$67.57	$64.04	$63.99	$62.09	$62.01	$63.76	$64.48	$67.65	$66.09	$66.57
1996	$63.93	$62.92	$62.14	$59.62	$59.64	$61.48	$64.00	$67.09	$70.76	$70.98	$70.86	$66.59	$66.57
10 YR
Avg.	$71.94	$73.17	$74.25	$74.19	$72.61	$70.20	$68.95	$69.71	$69.97	$70.73	$71.99	$71.66	$71.61



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