The weekly feedstuff reports ran through 2022, published nothing at all in 2023, 2024 or 2025, and restarted on 13 July 2026 — so the current series is only a few weeks old.
The long-run history further down comes from USDA’s monthly feedstuff reports, which are continuous since 2022 but publish about five to six weeks after the month they describe — the newest covers Sep 1. The two are different reports and are never combined into one figure here.
| Region | DDGS $/ton | Corn $/bu | Corn $/ton | DDGS as % of corn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | $190.50 | $4.413 | $157.60 | 120.9% |
| Illinois | $208.50 | $4.485 | $160.19 | 130.2% |
| Missouri | $212.50 | $4.455 | $159.11 | 133.6% |
| Feed | USDA spec | Protein | $/ton of feed | $/ton of protein | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feathermeal | 80% | 80.0% | $500.00 | $625 | 4 |
| Cottonseed Meal | 41% | 41.0% | $322.50 | $787 | 1 |
| Meat and Bone Meal | 46-50% | 48.0% | $380.00 | $792 | 7 |
| Soybean Meal | 46.5-48% | 47.3% | $386.28 | $818 | 10 |
| Safflower Meal | 25% | 25.0% | $205.00 | $820 | 1 |
| Corn Gluten Meal | 60% | 60.0% | $533.67 | $889 | 4 |
| Canola Meal | 36% | 36.0% | $321.90 | $894 | 2 |
| Corn Gluten Feed | 21% | 21.0% | $205.00 | $976 | 7 |
| Alfalfa Pellets | 15% | 15.0% | $292.50 | $1,950 | 1 |
| Alfalfa Pellets | 17% | 17.0% | $375.00 | $2,206 | 1 |
Price per ton of feed divided by its published protein percentage. Where USDA gives a range — soybean meal at 46.5–48% — the midpoint is used and the range is shown beside it. Feeds with no published spec are left out rather than guessed at.
Protein is not the only thing a ration buys: energy, fibre and handling all differ between these feeds, and USDA prices them without valuing any of that.
| Feed | Spec | Median | Range | Regions | Cheapest | Dearest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Distillers | — | $205.00 | $175 – $301 | 13 | Wisconsin | Pacific Northwest |
| Corn Gluten Feed | — | $43.83 | — | 1 | Central US | Central US |
| Corn Gluten Feed | 21% | $205.00 | $138 – $260 | 7 | Central US | California |
| Corn Gluten Meal | 60% | $533.67 | $500 – $650 | 4 | Central US | St Louis, MO |
| Soybean Meal | 46.5-48% | $386.28 | $351 – $466 | 10 | Minnesota | CA-South |
| Soybean Hulls | — | $195.75 | $143 – $300 | 6 | Indiana-Ohio | Minnesota |
| Cottonseed (Whole) | — | $426.88 | — | 1 | CA-San Joaquin Valley | CA-San Joaquin Valley |
| Cottonseed Meal | 41% | $322.50 | — | 1 | CA-San Joaquin Valley | CA-San Joaquin Valley |
| Canola Meal | 36% | $321.90 | $284 – $360 | 2 | Min-Dak | CA-San Joaquin Valley |
| Wheat Middlings | — | $160.00 | $139 – $202 | 7 | Minnesota | Kansas |
| Wheat Millrun | — | $195.00 | $155 – $195 | 3 | CA-South | Portland, OR |
| Alfalfa Pellets | 15% | $292.50 | — | 1 | Kansas | Kansas |
| Alfalfa Pellets | 17% | $375.00 | — | 1 | Nebraska | Nebraska |
| Almond Hulls | — | $138.13 | $136 – $140 | 2 | CA-South | CA-San Joaquin Valley |
| Alfalfa Meal | — | $435.00 | — | 1 | KC Region | KC Region |
| Commodity Blood Meal | — | $1,560.00 | $1,394 – $1,750 | 4 | Minnesota | California |
| Cottonseed Hulls | — | $502.50 | — | 1 | CA-San Joaquin Valley | CA-San Joaquin Valley |
| Feathermeal | 80% | $500.00 | $467 – $515 | 4 | Minnesota | KC Region |
| Linseed Meal | — | $250.00 | — | 1 | Min-Dak | Min-Dak |
| Meat and Bone Meal | 46-50% | $380.00 | $280 – $410 | 7 | Pacific Northwest | Central US |
| Meat and Bone Meal | N\A | $455.00 | — | 1 | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| Rice Bran | — | $140.00 | — | 1 | CA-Sacramento Valley | CA-Sacramento Valley |
| Safflower Meal | 25% | $205.00 | — | 1 | CA-San Joaquin Valley | CA-San Joaquin Valley |
| Sunflower Meal | — | $160.00 | — | 1 | Min-Dak | Min-Dak |
| Yellow Corn Hominy Feed | — | $245.00 | — | 1 | CA-San Joaquin Valley | CA-San Joaquin Valley |
USDA files each quote with a protein spec, a freight basis and a transport mode: corn gluten feed on Oct 12 ran from $113 a ton free-on-board by barge to $221 delivered by truck. Rows are keyed on all of them, and a region showing several quotes is a median of them. Corn gluten feed with no protein spec is the wet product, priced near a third of the dry.
Source: USDA AMS National Grain and Oilseed Processor, Mill-Feeds and Animal By-Product feedstuff reports. Organic feedstuffs are a separate market and are not included. Greases and oils are quoted in cents a pound rather than dollars a ton and are left out rather than converted.
| Month | Corn Distillers | Soybean Meal | Corn Gluten Feed | Wheat Middlings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | $190.53 | $389.07 | $202.50 | $152.92 |
| 2026-08 | $168.66 | $347.57 | $202.50 | $130.00 |
| 2026-07 | $163.95 | $351.92 | $202.50 | $133.67 |
| 2026-06 | $176.19 | $335.56 | $202.50 | $135.00 |
| 2026-05 | $184.19 | $355.75 | $202.50 | $116.00 |
| 2026-04 | $184.91 | $342.65 | $205.00 | $125.42 |
| 2026-03 | $174.38 | $336.45 | $205.00 | $142.92 |
| 2026-02 | $166.88 | $321.76 | $210.50 | $187.75 |
| 2026-01 | $165.88 | $309.78 | $205.66 | $185.00 |
| 2025-12 | $167.95 | $317.88 | $199.33 | $195.00 |
| 2025-11 | $153.88 | $335.87 | $192.62 | $148.33 |
| 2025-10 | $150.93 | $306.59 | $186.57 | $158.80 |
| 2025-09 | $150.94 | $316.84 | $178.93 | $92.83 |
| 2025-08 | $149.18 | $288.68 | $176.11 | $77.80 |
| 2025-07 | $149.58 | $259.60 | $175.00 | $89.44 |
| 2025-06 | $154.96 | $279.86 | $174.64 | $92.50 |
| 2025-05 | $155.18 | $294.88 | $177.57 | $98.00 |
| 2025-04 | $157.14 | $292.98 | $183.57 | $103.13 |