The information in these charts is also available with a more detailed write-up in the Cow-Calf Management Guide and Cattle P
a.k.a the big yellow book. CL823 - Seasonal Patterns of Cattle Prices.
The charts on the charts tab are the index's computed using 25, 10, and 5 year data histories. Prices generally still follow the s
but some slight shifts are noted when different data time periods are used.
The remaining tabs show the seasonal index for various weight groups. The chart with each tab has the 5 year data series plott
standard deviation around the seasonal index. Statistically this means that 2/3's of the time the actual price will fall with in the ra
On the steers400 tab, for the 5 year index table, May prices average 6% above the annual average while October prices are on
The +/- one standard deviation indicates that prices will range between plus 9.4% and 2.7% above the annual average. In Octo
from 94% to 91.1% of the annual average.
Contact
C. Wilson Gray, Extension Economist
Twin Falls Research & Extension Center
PO Box 1827
Twin Falls, ID 83303
PH 208-736-3622
wgray@uidaho.edu
http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/aers/
ement Guide and Cattle Producer's Library
generally still follow the same seasonal patterns
he 5 year data series plotted along with the
price will fall with in the range outlined.
hile October prices are only 92.5% of the annual average.
e annual average. In October prices will range
Feeder Steer 4-5 wt Seasonal Prices 3 Periods Feeder Steer 5-6 wt Seasonal Prices 3 Periods
1.08
1.08 1.06
1.06 1.04
1.04 1.02
PRICE INDEX
PRICE INDEX
1.02 1.00
1.00 0.98
0.98 0.96
0.96 0.94
0.94
0.92
0.92
0.90
0.90 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
25 Year 10 Year 5 Year 25 Year 10 Year 5 Year
Feeder Heifers 4-5 wt Seasonal Prices 3 Periods
Feeder Heifers 5-6 wt Seasonal Prices 3 Periods
1.08
1.08
1.06
1.06
1.04 1.04
PRICE INDEX
1.02 1.02
PRICE INDEX
1.00 1.00
0.98 0.98
0.96
0.96
0.94
0.94
0.92
0.90 0.92
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
25 Year 10 Year 5 Year 25 Year 10 Year 5 Year
Feeder Steer 6-7 wt Seasonal Prices 3 Periods Feeder Steer 7-8 wt Seasonal Prices 3 Periods
1.08
1.06 1.08
1.06
1.04
1.04
1.02 1.02
PRICE INDEX
PRICE INDEX
1.00 1.00
0.98 0.98
0.96 0.96
0.94
0.94
0.92
0.92 0.90
0.90 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
25 Year 10 Year
25 Year 10 Year 5 Year
FFeeder Heifers 6-7 wt Seasonal Prices 3 Periods Feeder Heifers 7-8 wt Seasonal Prices 3 Periods
1.06
1.08
1.04
1.06
1.02 1.04
1.00 1.02
PRICE INDEX
1.00
PRICE INDEX
0.98 0.98
0.96 0.96
0.94
0.94 0.92
0.92 0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG
0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
25 Year 10 Year 5 Year 25 Year 10 Year
asonal Prices 3 Periods Feeder Steer 8-9 wt Seasonal Prices 3 Periods Feeder Steers over 900 lbs Seasonal Prices 3 Perio
1.08
1.08
1.06
1.06
1.04 1.04
1.02
PRICE INDEX
1.02
PRICE INDEX
1.00 1.00
0.98 0.98
0.96 0.96
0.94 0.94
0.92 0.92
0.90 0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE
AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
10 Year 5 Year 25 Year 10 Year 5 Year 25 Year
asonal Prices 3 Periods Slaughter Steers 11-1300 lbs Seasonal Prices 3 Periods UTILITY COW Seasonal Prices 3 Periods
1.08
1.06
1.08
1.04 1.06
1.04
1.02 1.02
PRICE INDEX
PRICE INDEX
1.00
1.00 0.98
0.98 0.96
0.94
0.96 0.92
0.90
0.94 0.88
0.86
0.92 0.84
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE
AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
25 Year
5 Year 25 Year 10 Year 5 Year
over 900 lbs Seasonal Prices 3 Periods
JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
10 Year 5 Year
Y COW Seasonal Prices 3 Periods
JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
10 Year 5 Year
FEEDER STEERS 400-500 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
1.11
1.09
1.07
1.05
PRICE INDEX
1.03
1.01
0.99
0.97
0.95
0.93
0.91
0.89
0.87
0.85
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
INDEX + STD INDEX - STD 5 Year
FEEDER STEERS 400-500 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.98 1.014 1.022 1.047 1.042 1.027 1.022 1.016 0.981 0.952 0.936 0.961
Maximum 1.067 1.094 1.108 1.125 1.105 1.073 1.096 1.135 1.21 1.038 0.979 1.046
Minimum 0.86 0.874 0.938 0.973 0.959 0.977 0.882 0.882 0.853 0.809 0.821 0.832
Index + STD 1.025 1.057 1.064 1.085 1.078 1.055 1.074 1.075 1.046 0.998 0.968 1.003
Index - STD 0.934 0.97 0.98 1.009 1.006 1 0.97 0.957 0.916 0.906 0.905 0.919
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.99 1.011 1.039 1.061 1.045 1.032 1.031 1.001 0.954 0.937 0.937 0.961
Maximum 1.04 1.068 1.097 1.108 1.105 1.073 1.093 1.111 1.018 0.974 0.963 1.017
Minimum 0.933 0.952 0.972 0.997 1.003 0.982 0.963 0.882 0.853 0.897 0.896 0.916
Index + STD 1.021 1.044 1.074 1.091 1.078 1.059 1.069 1.06 1.003 0.961 0.962 0.991
Index - STD 0.96 0.979 1.004 1.031 1.012 1.005 0.992 0.942 0.904 0.914 0.912 0.931
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.998 1.034 1.059 1.063 1.06 1.022 1.016 0.984 0.92 0.925 0.947 0.97
Maximum 1.04 1.068 1.097 1.094 1.105 1.053 1.044 1.051 0.984 0.94 0.962 1.017
Minimum 0.933 1.011 1.01 1.03 1.013 0.982 0.974 0.882 0.853 0.897 0.924 0.916
Index + STD 1.039 1.057 1.089 1.084 1.094 1.049 1.04 1.041 0.964 0.94 0.961 1.003
Index - STD 0.958 1.012 1.029 1.042 1.027 0.996 0.991 0.926 0.875 0.911 0.934 0.937
FEEDER STEERS 500-600 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
1.11
1.09
1.07
1.05
1.03
1.01
PRICE INDEX
0.99
0.97
0.95
0.93
0.91
0.89
0.87
0.85
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
5 Year Index + STD Index - STD
FEEDER STEERS 500-600 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.984 1.007 1.017 1.035 1.031 1.024 1.018 1.012 0.997 0.959 0.949 0.967
Maximum 1.075 1.095 1.101 1.114 1.118 1.097 1.09 1.138 1.209 1.037 1.037 1.036
Minimum 0.876 0.868 0.917 0.951 0.946 0.942 0.924 0.927 0.883 0.806 0.833 0.84
Index + STD 1.021 1.052 1.059 1.074 1.078 1.053 1.064 1.056 1.059 1.005 0.988 1.008
Index - STD 0.946 0.962 0.975 0.996 0.984 0.996 0.973 0.967 0.936 0.914 0.91 0.926
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.982 0.995 1.027 1.055 1.05 1.032 1.014 0.994 0.974 0.957 0.95 0.969
Maximum 1.029 1.07 1.101 1.114 1.105 1.051 1.086 1.029 1.02 1.005 0.999 1.009
Minimum 0.948 0.959 0.967 1.019 0.994 1.009 0.965 0.927 0.888 0.912 0.921 0.916
Index + STD 1.006 1.029 1.065 1.085 1.086 1.043 1.054 1.03 1.008 0.983 0.972 0.997
Index - STD 0.957 0.961 0.99 1.025 1.014 1.02 0.975 0.959 0.94 0.932 0.929 0.941
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.981 1.013 1.041 1.055 1.052 1.029 0.993 0.987 0.964 0.952 0.953 0.98
Maximum 1.029 1.07 1.101 1.114 1.105 1.051 1.053 1.015 0.995 1.005 0.999 1.009
Minimum 0.948 0.959 0.986 1.019 0.994 1.009 0.965 0.927 0.888 0.912 0.921 0.934
Index + STD 1.014 1.052 1.083 1.087 1.09 1.043 1.024 1.018 1.004 0.983 0.98 1.006
Index - STD 0.948 0.973 0.999 1.024 1.014 1.015 0.961 0.956 0.925 0.92 0.926 0.955
FEEDER STEERS 600-700 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
1.08
1.06
1.04
1.02
PRICE INDEX
1.00
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
5 Year Index + STD Index - STD
FEEDER STEERS 600-700 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.005 1.019 1.021 1.034 1.03 1.024 1.004 0.987 0.974 0.965 0.961 0.976
Maximum 1.092 1.143 1.083 1.113 1.115 1.111 1.089 1.04 1.034 1.029 1.02 1.033
Minimum 0.931 0.893 0.923 0.901 0.906 0.892 0.886 0.921 0.853 0.883 0.907 0.924
Index + STD 1.046 1.068 1.055 1.078 1.075 1.075 1.047 1.021 1.016 0.996 0.986 1.005
Index - STD 0.963 0.97 0.986 0.99 0.985 0.974 0.961 0.954 0.931 0.934 0.936 0.947
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.992 0.992 1.018 1.033 1.031 1.032 1.018 1 0.978 0.97 0.962 0.974
Maximum 1.021 1.013 1.065 1.094 1.081 1.065 1.068 1.037 1.017 0.993 0.975 1.007
Minimum 0.931 0.959 0.959 0.991 0.987 0.993 0.971 0.925 0.932 0.95 0.932 0.942
Index + STD 1.019 1.008 1.049 1.065 1.063 1.055 1.047 1.032 1.005 0.985 0.975 0.996
Index - STD 0.965 0.977 0.987 1.001 0.999 1.009 0.989 0.968 0.951 0.955 0.948 0.951
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.993 1.003 1.037 1.04 1.031 1.04 1.004 0.992 0.964 0.966 0.958 0.975
Maximum 1.021 1.013 1.065 1.094 1.081 1.064 1.031 1.037 1.006 0.993 0.968 1.007
Minimum 0.931 0.997 0.993 0.991 0.987 1.015 0.971 0.925 0.932 0.95 0.946 0.951
Index + STD 1.027 1.009 1.063 1.078 1.065 1.059 1.026 1.028 0.989 0.98 0.966 0.996
Index - STD 0.959 0.997 1.01 1.002 0.997 1.02 0.981 0.955 0.939 0.951 0.95 0.953
FEEDER STEERS 700-800 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
1.08
1.06
1.04
1.02
PRICE INDEX
1.00
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Index + STD Index - STD 5 Year
FEEDER STEERS 700-800 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.008 1.023 1.02 1.027 1.017 1.009 1.001 0.993 0.997 0.968 0.969 0.99
Maximum 1.095 1.124 1.109 1.118 1.111 1.118 1.074 1.095 1.028 1.025 1.022 1.042
Minimum 0.93 0.891 0.917 0.896 0.906 0.866 0.915 0.885 0.887 0.874 0.902 0.923
Index + STD 1.049 1.068 1.06 1.08 1.068 1.066 1.045 1.039 1.014 1.002 0.999 1.025
Index - STD 0.967 0.978 0.979 0.973 0.967 0.952 0.957 0.946 0.94 0.934 0.938 0.954
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.004 1.003 1.004 1.007 1.012 1.015 1.018 1.007 0.986 0.983 0.976 0.986
Maximum 1.051 1.029 1.053 1.092 1.074 1.055 1.07 1.049 1.028 1.024 0.99 1.035
Minimum 0.815 0.82 0.791 0.796 0.801 0.802 0.838 0.837 0.825 0.797 0.796 0.823
Index + STD 1.031 1.02 1.03 1.047 1.044 1.044 1.051 1.046 1.013 1 0.99 1.011
Index - STD 0.978 0.986 0.977 0.967 0.98 0.987 0.985 0.968 0.959 0.966 0.963 0.961
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.006 1.007 1.009 1.007 1.012 1.024 1.014 1.005 0.973 0.982 0.974 0.989
Maximum 1.051 1.024 1.053 1.092 1.074 1.055 1.07 1.049 1 1.024 0.998 1.035
Minimum 0.968 0.975 0.974 0.951 0.984 0.984 0.963 0.916 0.922 0.96 0.956 0.961
Index + STD 1.036 1.024 1.037 1.061 1.046 1.055 1.049 1.053 1.001 1.04 0.986 1.015
Index - STD 0.976 0.989 0.981 0.953 0.977 0.993 0.979 0.956 0.946 0.959 0.961 0.963
FEEDER STEERS 800-900 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
1.08
1.06
1.04
1.02
PRICE INDEX
1.00
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
5 Year Index + STD Index - STD
FEEDER STEERS 800-900 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.011 1.022 1.025 1.011 0.987 0.998 1.008 1.001 0.984 0.98 0.98 0.993
Maximum 1.076 1.1 1.124 1.111 1.108 1.095 1.102 1.074 1.083 1.101 1.077 1.074
Minimum 0.91 0.934 0.928 0.911 0.889 0.867 0.883 0.921 0.878 0.887 0.886 0.9
Index + STD 1.053 1.063 1.066 1.062 1.038 1.044 1.053 1.036 1.025 1.023 1.019 1.031
Index - STD 0.968 0.981 0.983 0.96 0.937 0.951 0.962 0.965 0.944 0.938 0.941 0.955
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.019 1.005 1.003 0.998 0.985 1.014 1.016 1.004 0.983 0.991 0.986 0.995
Maximum 1.074 1.043 1.035 1.067 1.04 1.07 1.065 1.052 1.025 1.023 0.999 1.033
Minimum 0.132 0.132 0.907 0.132 0.918 0.933 0.976 0.921 0.928 0.966 0.973 0.967
Index + STD 1.05 1.028 1.024 1.034 1.018 1.045 1.047 1.04 1.012 1.006 0.998 1.016
Index - STD 0.987 0.982 0.982 0.963 0.951 0.983 0.986 0.969 0.955 0.977 0.973 0.975
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.03 1.005 1.003 0.995 0.975 1.025 1.022 0.998 0.978 0.992 0.987 0.99
Maximum 1.074 1.043 1.035 1.067 1.04 1.07 1.065 1.052 1.025 1.023 0.999 1.033
Minimum 0.965 0.962 0.966 0.946 0.936 0.981 0.989 0.921 0.928 0.966 0.973 0.967
Index + STD 1.068 1.034 1.03 1.042 1.016 1.061 1.054 1.042 1.013 1.011 0.996 1.013
Index - STD 0.992 0.976 0.975 0.947 0.933 0.989 0.99 0.955 0.944 0.972 0.978 0.967
FEEDER STEERS over 900 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
1.08
1.06
1.04
1.02
PRICE INDEX
1.00
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
5 Year Index + STD Index - STD
FEEDER STEERS over 900 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.995 0.994 0.996 1.02 1.035 1.021 1.007 0.991 0.988 0.979 0.979 0.993
Maximum 1.109 1.078 1.09 1.134 1.15 1.064 1.115 1.102 1.127 1.104 1.126 1.105
Minimum 0.901 0.818 0.842 0.925 0.943 0.894 0.901 0.877 0.911 0.919 0.866 0.882
Index + STD 1.044 1.043 1.05 1.076 1.092 1.081 1.051 1.039 1.034 1.014 1.026 1.041
Index - STD 0.946 0.945 0.942 0.965 0.978 0.961 0.963 0.944 0.941 0.944 0.932 0.945
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.012 1.015 1.009 0.997 1.004 0.995 0.998 0.999 0.987 0.989 0.994 1.001
Maximum 1.067 1.057 1.058 1.059 1.044 1.079 1.075 1.058 1.039 1.034 1.032 1.051
Minimum 0.959 0.972 0.968 0.925 0.943 0.957 0.954 0.945 0.934 0.954 0.959 0.905
Index + STD 1.042 1.04 1.038 1.035 1.038 1.03 1.032 1.028 1.018 1.015 1.017 1.04
Index - STD 0.982 0.989 0.979 0.959 0.969 0.96 0.964 0.97 0.956 0.964 0.971 0.963
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.019 1.02 1.009 0.983 0.996 1.006 1.015 1.003 0.992 0.994 0.985 0.977
Maximum 1.067 1.057 1.058 1.039 1.044 10.79 1.075 1.058 1.039 1.034 1.032 1.028
Minimum 0.959 0.972 0.968 0.925 0.943 0.957 0.974 0.945 0.954 0.957 0.959 0.905
Index + STD 1.057 1.05 1.042 1.025 1.039 1.051 1.052 1.04 1.027 1.022 1.01 1.016
Index - STD 0.98 0.991 0.976 0.94 0.952 0.962 0.978 0.967 0.958 0.966 0.961 0.937
FEEDER HEIFERS 700-800 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
1.08
1.06
1.04
PRICE INDEX
1.02
1.00
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
5 Year Price Index + STD Price Index - STD
FEEDER HEIFERS 700-800 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.019 1.032 1.026 1.018 1.013 1.03 1.022 1.016 0.998 0.985 0.933 0.909
Maximum 1.107 1.083 1.129 1.144 1.144 1.203 1.352 1.298 1.29 1.235 1.167 1.033
Minimum 0.955 0.97 0.893 0.884 0.876 0.934 0.908 0.916 0.838 0.841 0.097 0.036
Index + STD 1.057 1.061 1.076 1.075 1.075 1.088 1.105 1.089 1.077 1.061 1.113 1.16
Index - STD 0.981 1.003 0.976 0.96 0.951 0.971 0.938 0.943 0.918 0.909 0.754 0.658
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.013 1.019 1.013 1.01 1.007 1.013 1.008 1.007 0.988 0.979 0.962 0.981
Maximum 1.053 1.05 1.064 1.098 1.058 1.073 1.059 1.044 1.023 1.038 0.99 1.011
Minimum 0.957 0.99 0.981 0.959 0.958 0.969 0.965 0.916 0.904 0.928 0.911 0.92
Index + STD 1.043 1.037 1.04 1.048 10.35 1.045 1.04 10.43 1.02 1.005 0.986 1.011
Index - STD 0.983 1.001 0.985 0.972 0.979 0.981 0.976 0.972 0.956 0.952 0.938 0.95
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.022 1.026 1.023 1.015 1.01 1.019 1.002 1.004 0.983 0.971 0.955 0.971
Maximum 1.053 1.05 1.064 1.098 1.058 1.073 1.057 1.044 1.023 1.038 0.977 1.005
Minimum 0.967 0.99 0.982 0.959 0.975 0.969 0.965 0.916 0.904 0.928 0.938 0.92
Index + STD 1.054 1.046 1.055 1.066 1.04 1.06 1.038 1.05 1.025 1.007 0.968 1.003
Index - STD 0.991 1.006 0.99 0.963 0.98 0.978 0.965 0.957 0.941 0.935 0.941 0.939
FEEDER HEIFERS 600-700 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
1.10
1.08
1.06
1.04
1.02
PRICE INDEX
1.00
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
5 Year Price Index + STD Price Index - STD
FEEDER HEIFERS 600-700 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.996 1.016 1.031 1.038 1.02 1.031 1.031 0.988 0.975 0.958 0.949 0.965
Maximum 1.064 1.0134 1.123 1.144 1.128 1.163 1.191 1.055 1.041 1.024 1.026 1.036
Minimum 0.898 0.845 0.93 0.924 0.896 0.916 0.908 0.899 0.786 0.854 0.882 0.877
Index + STD 1.037 1.065 1.077 1.089 1.078 1.092 1.088 1.033 1.033 0.999 0.986 1.006
Index - STD 0.955 0.967 0.985 0.987 0.963 0.971 0.974 0.943 0.917 0.917 0.913 0.925
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1 1.003 1.023 1.027 1.022 1.016 1.028 0.995 0.991 0.97 0.957 0.968
Maximum 1.043 1.025 1.104 1.106 1.091 1.099 1.098 1.037 1.027 0.998 0.986 0.994
Minimum 0.952 0.969 0.972 0.963 0.984 0.967 0.966 0.902 0.9 0.94 0.92 0.912
Index + STD 1.029 1.021 1.059 1.066 1.054 1.054 1.066 1.034 1.026 0.99 0.981 0.99
Index - STD 0.971 0.985 0.987 0.989 0.991 0.977 0.99 0.955 0.955 0.95 0.933 0.947
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.005 1.014 1.038 1.033 1.028 1.026 1.028 0.99 0.979 0.956 0.947 0.957
Maximum 1.043 1.025 1.104 1.106 1.091 1.099 1.098 1.026 1.023 0.981 0.979 0.972
Minimum 0.964 0.992 0.993 0.963 0.984 0.971 0.966 0.902 0.9 0.94 0.92 0.912
Index + STD 1.036 1.026 1.077 1.085 1.065 1.068 1.072 1.035 1.022 0.97 0.967 0.979
Index - STD 0.973 1.002 0.999 0.981 0.991 0.984 0.984 0.944 0.935 0.941 0.927 0.934
FEEDER HEIFERS 500-600 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
1.13
1.11
1.09
1.07
1.05
1.03
PRICE INDEX
1.01
0.99
0.97
0.95
0.93
0.91
0.89
0.87
0.85
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
5 Year Price Index + STD Price Index - STD
FEEDER HEIFERS 500-600 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.998 1.017 1.026 1.04 1.031 1.032 1.013 0.995 0.981 0.958 0.948 0.962
Maximum 1.066 1.072 1.114 1.148 1.117 1.152 1.111 1.079 1.059 1.029 1.013 1.019
Minimum 0.891 0.845 0.911 0.924 0.918 0.919 0.882 0.852 0.875 0.887 0.871 0.88
Index + STD 1.038 1.061 1.068 1.089 1.076 1.078 1.063 1.041 1.027 0.991 0.983 0.996
Index - STD 0.957 0.972 0.985 0.992 0.985 0.986 0.964 0.948 0.934 0.925 0.913 0.928
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.001 1.009 1.025 1.039 1.027 1.038 1.028 1 0.975 0.963 0.944 0.952
Maximum 1.036 1.041 1.114 1.114 1.084 1.152 1.102 1.041 1.028 1.008 1.007 0.989
Minimum 0.933 0.973 0.967 0.969 0.966 0.991 0.984 0.94 0.875 0.917 0.897 0.88
Index + STD 1.031 1.034 1.067 1.078 1.064 1.08 1.063 1.036 1.015 0.988 0.974 0.98
Index - STD 0.97 0.985 0.984 0.999 0.989 0.996 0.993 0.965 0.936 0.937 0.913 0.923
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.006 1.031 1.052 1.053 1.031 1.045 1.011 1.002 0.959 0.948 0.927 0.934
Maximum 1.036 1.041 1.114 1.114 1.084 1.152 1.046 1.041 1.008 0.973 0.954 0.954
Minimum 0.933 0.1016 1.014 0.99 0.984 0.997 0.985 0.94 0.875 0.917 0.897 0.88
Index + STD 1.044 1.04 1.09 1.096 1.069 1.099 1.033 1.039 1.004 0.996 0.947 0.962
Index - STD 0.969 1.023 1.015 1.011 0.992 0.99 0.989 0.966 0.914 0.929 0.908 0.906
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FEEDER HEIFERS 400-500 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
1.14
1.12
1.10
1.08
1.06
1.04
PRICE INDEX
1.02
1.00
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.90
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
5 Year Price Index + STD Price Index - STD
FEEDER HEIFERS 400-500 lbs. PNW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.981 1.008 1.021 1.037 1.03 1.02 1.036 1.033 0.996 0.956 0.933 0.948
Maximum 1.083 1.115 1.097 1.111 1.103 1.081 1.157 1.161 1.133 1.039 0.996 1.027
Minimum 0.878 0.839 0.926 0.968 0.932 0.969 0.956 0.935 0.877 0.833 0.825 0.843
Index + STD 1.023 1.057 1.065 1.077 1.072 1.051 1.084 1.092 1.054 1.004 0.968 0.992
Index - STD 0.938 0.959 0.976 0.998 0.989 0.988 0.988 0.973 0.938 0.909 0.899 0.904
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.994 1.013 1.033 1.047 1.023 1.023 1.05 1.024 0.972 0.945 0.926 0.95
Maximum 1.037 1.061 1.075 1.111 1.082 1.081 1.157 1.113 1.041 0.983 0.951 0.984
Minimum 0.913 0.969 0.976 0.968 0.965 0.969 0.956 0.956 0.877 0.902 0.892 0.889
Index + STD 1.029 1.044 1.068 1.093 1.058 1.059 1.102 1.068 1.019 0.974 0.943 0.976
Index - STD 0.959 0.983 0.998 1.001 0.987 0.986 0.997 0.98 0.925 0.916 0.908 0.924
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.003 1.037 1.054 1.056 1.029 1.013 1.05 1.014 0.946 0.932 0.922 0.943
Maximum 1.037 1.061 1.073 1.101 1.082 1.064 1.157 1.063 0.995 0.963 0.94 0.977
Minimum 0.913 1.002 1.038 0.968 0.965 0.977 0.956 0.972 0.877 0.902 0.892 0.889
Index + STD 1.049 1.057 1.068 1.104 1.067 1.043 1.116 1.047 0.987 0.952 0.939 0.974
Index - STD 0.957 1.016 1.04 1.009 0.991 0.983 0.984 0.982 0.904 0.913 0.906 0.912
PNW Slaughter Steers 11-1300 lbs. Seasonal Price Index
1.08
1.06
1.04
1.02
PRICE INDEX
1
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.9
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
5 Year Price Index + STD Price Index - STD
PNW Slaughter Steers 11-1300 lbs. Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.998 0.998 1.008 1.035 1.041 1.016 0.979 0.984 0.978 0.98 0.988 0.995
Maximum 1.12 1.086 1.133 1.177 1.16 1.163 1.124 1.126 1.061 1.069 1.122 1.103
Minimum 0.9 0.818 0.834 0.929 0.91 0.886 0.549 0.878 0.9 0.919 0.863 0.888
Index + STD 1.047 1.05 1.069 1.089 1.103 1.084 1.078 1.032 1.017 1.016 1.04 1.04
Index - STD 0.95 0.946 0.947 0.98 0.98 0.948 0.879 0.937 0.939 0.944 0.936 0.949
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.017 1.021 1.038 1.035 1.006 0.972 0.963 0.969 0.968 0.989 1.014 1.008
Maximum 1.069 1.075 1.078 1.08 1.053 1.026 0.989 1.027 1.061 1.069 1.068 1.046
Minimum 0.97 0.981 0.996 0.949 0.91 0.921 0.94 0.927 0.937 0.955 0.977 0.964
Index + STD 1.042 1.047 1.061 1.072 1.05 1 0.978 0.995 1.002 1.021 1.044 1.031
Index - STD 0.992 0.994 1.016 0.998 0.961 0.945 0.949 0.943 0.935 0.957 0.984 0.985
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 1.018 1.015 1.032 1.019 0.98 0.963 0.961 0.976 0.978 1.006 1.039 1.014
Maximum 1.069 1.075 1.075 1.08 1.053 1.026 0.979 1.027 1.061 1.069 1.068 1.046
Minimum 0.97 0.981 0.996 0.949 0.91 0.921 0.94 0.941 0.941 0.973 1.014 0.991
Index + STD 1.05 1.05 1.059 1.065 1.03 0.998 0.978 1.006 1.02 1.041 1.058 1.035
Index - STD 0.986 0.98 1.006 0.973 0.931 0.927 0.945 0.945 0.935 0.971 1.019 0.993
PNW UTILITY COW Seasonal Price Index
1.14
1.12
1.10
1.08
1.06
1.04
1.02
1.00
PRICE INDEX
0.98
0.96
0.94
0.92
0.90
0.88
0.86
0.84
0.82
0.80
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
5 Year Price Index + STD Price Index - STD
PNW UTILITY COW Seasonal Price Index
Washington, Oregon, Idaho Direct Sales
1974 through 1998
25 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.949 1.024 1.055 1.056 1.056 1.043 1.035 1.032 1.005 0.95 0.893 0.91
Maximum 1.048 1.087 1.123 1.223 1.186 1.197 1.098 1.166 1.071 1.036 0.977 0.971
Minimum 0.836 0.925 0.969 0.949 0.927 0.951 0.942 0.926 0.929 0.866 0.819 0.842
Index + STD 0.997 1.067 1.098 1.123 1.112 1.091 1.072 1.077 1.045 0.99 0.936 0.951
Index - STD 0.9 0.98 1.011 0.988 1.001 0.996 0.997 0.986 0.965 0.91 0.849 0.872
1989 through 1998
10 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.964 1.014 1.039 1.017 1.034 1.034 1.043 1.029 1.015 0.967 0.908 0.935
Maximum 1.024 1.079 1.121 1.144 1.1 1.084 1.098 1.075 1.055 1.005 0.977 0.971
Minimum 0.891 0.961 0.969 0.949 0.993 0.965 0.984 0.991 0.957 0.898 0.822 0.857
Index + STD 1.005 1.052 1.083 1.07 1.065 1.068 1.075 1.055 1.048 1.001 0.959 0.972
Index - STD 0.923 0.976 0.995 0.963 1.003 1.001 1.011 1.003 0.982 0.932 0.858 0.899
1994 through 1998
5 Year Index
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Price Index 0.974 1.019 1.059 1.025 1.048 1.056 1.053 1.041 0.997 0.943 0.868 0.917
Maximum 1.024 1.079 1.121 1.144 1.1 1.084 1.098 1.075 1.055 0.999 0.924 0.971
Minimum 0.891 0.961 0.969 0.949 0.995 1.037 1.001 1.003 0.957 0.898 0.822 0.857
Index + STD 1.02 1.067 1.109 1.095 1.083 1.077 1.087 1.064 1.032 0.977 0.907 0.959
Index - STD 0.929 0.971 1.009 0.956 1.014 1.034 1.019 1.017 0.961 0.909 0.83 0.875