Table 1


Seasonal prices ($/cwt) of slaughter goats, 40-80 pound live weight, San Angelo, Texas

Month

1997

1998

1999

Prime Choice Good Prime Choice Good Prime Choice Good
Jan 94.00 80.00 79.63 90.25 73.00 70.13 82.63 72.25 64.13
Feb na 84.25 73.13 88.75 78.63 73.25 92.63 74.83 66.25
Mar na 93.31 77.00 87.60 78.00 67.63 98.92 79.67 69.00
Apr na 102.80 86.40 83.88 74.57 65.25 98.81 83.63 72.25
May na 92.13 77.50 83.33 74.75 65.63 93.07 81.36 70.07
Jun na 84.75 75.63 80.00 71.33 60.92 79.00 70.40 61.20
Jul na 76.69 68.13 74.14 64.71 55.86 81.21 70.43 60.86
Aug na 78.69 68.13 75.45 66.80 58.30 80.67 69.67 61.50
Sep na 76.20 64.25 75.65 67.50 59.40 77.57 66.57 57.00
Oct na 79.19 67.88 73.40 64.80 55.50 75.88 66.25 57.63
Nov na 86.72 75.00 77.00 67.50 58.17 84.75 75.83 66.90
Dec 85.25 79.67 68.00 80.88 71.50 61.68 90.33 78.17 69.08
Average   84.52 73.55 80.28 71.42 61.73 85.78 75.17 64.66