The average price received by farmers for corn during March 2022 in Wisconsin was $6.34 per bushel according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Agricultural Prices report. This was 50 cents above the February price and $1.59 above March 2021.
The March 2022 average price received by farmers for soybeans, at $15.20 per bushel, was 50 cents above the February price and $2.20 above the March 2021 price.
The March average oat price per bushel, at $5.39, was 83 cents below February but $2.24 above March 2021.
All hay prices in Wisconsin averaged $151.00 per ton in March. This was $2.00 below the February price and $7.00 below the March 2021 price. The March 2022 alfalfa hay price, at $161.00, was $1.00 above the previous month but $11.00 below March 2021. The average price received for other hay during March was $120.00 per ton. This was $9.00 below the February price but $3.00 above March last year.
The average price for milk was $25.30 per cwt, $1.30 above the February price and $7.60 above March 2021. Prices received for milk cows for dairy herd replacement averaged $1,710 per head as of April 1, 2022.
Prices Received by Farmers – Wisconsin and United States
Wisconsin | United States | |||||
March 2021 | February 2022 | March 2022 | March 2021 | February 2022 | March 2022 | |
(dollars) | (dollars) | (dollars) | (dollars) | (dollars) | (dollars) | |
Corn ………………………………………………….bu Hay, all baled ……………………………………..ton Alfalfa ……………………………………………..ton Other ………………………………………………ton Oats …………………………………………………..bu Soybeans …………………………………………..bu Milk, all ……………………………………………. cwt Milk cows1 2 ……………………………………. head | 4.75 158.00 172.00 117.00 3.15 13.00 17.70 1,490.00 | 5.84 153.00 160.00 129.00 6.22 14.70 24.00 1,470.00 | 6.34 151.00 161.00 120.00 5.39 15.20 25.30 1,710.00 | 4.89 163.00 177.00 142.00 3.07 13.20 17.30 1,370.00 | 6.10 187.00 214.00 146.00 5.93 14.80 24.70 1,380.00 | 6.56 192.00 221.00 146.00 5.89 15.40 25.90 1,570.00 |
- Animals sold for dairy herd replacement only. Prices available for July, October, January, and April.
- Milk cow prices are for April 1, 2021, January 1, 2022, and April 1, 2022.
March 2021 | February 2022 | March 2022 | |
Calves ………………………….. cwt Cattle, all beef ………………… cwt Cows1 ……………………….. cwt Steers and heifers ……….. cwt Hogs, all ……………………….. cwt Barrows & Gilts …………… cwt Sows ………………………… cwt Eggs, market2 ……………….. doz | 163.00 113.00 67.10 116.00 67.20 66.60 78.80 0.909 | 194.00 137.00 77.90 141.00 68.60 68.80 63.70 1.210 | 187.00 139.00 84.70 142.00 75.10 74.60 84.60 1.400 |
Livestock Prices Received by Farmers – United States
1 Beef cows and cull dairy cows sold for slaughter. 2 Also referred to as table eggs.