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Milk: price received: South Dakota

The average price farmers received per hundredweight for milk each month, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.

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Up to dateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Sep 29, 2026. Next expected October 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

South Dakota, August 2026
$19 a hundredweight
Up 5.6% from $18 in July 2026
United States, August 2026
$19.80 a hundredweight
Down 2.5% from $20.30 in July 2026
South DakotaUnited States
$0$10$20$30Aug 1982Aug 1986Aug 1990Aug 1994Aug 1998Aug 2002Aug 2006Aug 2010Aug 2014Aug 2018Aug 2022Aug 2026South Dakota$19United States$19.80

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What the numbers say

  • South Dakota's price received is the same as the US average.
  • Since January 1980 it has risen 57.0%, from $12.10 to $19 a hundredweight.

Every figure behind this chart

Milk: price received, dollars a hundredweight
MonthSouth DakotaUnited States
Aug 2026$19$19.80
Jul 2026$18$20.30
Jun 2026$18.50$21.10
May 2026$19.90$21.30
Apr 2026$20.10$20.80
Mar 2026$19.50$19.70
Feb 2026$17.90$18.30
Jan 2026$17.10$17.50
Dec 2025$18.50$19
Nov 2025$20.30$19.60
Oct 2025$20$19.90
Sep 2025$20.20$20.40
Aug 2025$20.10$20.90
Jul 2025$19.90$20.80
Jun 2025$21.80$21.30
May 2025$21.80$21.40
Apr 2025$21.10$21.10
Mar 2025$22$22
Feb 2025$24.30$23.60
Jan 2025$24.80$24.10
Dec 2024$22.60$23.30
Nov 2024$23.80$24.20
Oct 2024$26.30$25.10
Sep 2024$27.10$25.50
Aug 2024$24.10$23.60
Jul 2024$23.40$22.80
Jun 2024$23.70$22.80
May 2024$23$22
Apr 2024$19.40$20.40
Mar 2024$20.20$20.60
Feb 2024$20.20$20.40
Jan 2024$19.30$19.90
Dec 2023$20.30$20.40
Nov 2023$21.60$21.60
Oct 2023$20.90$21.50
Sep 2023$21.30$20.90
Aug 2023$19.90$19.60
Jul 2023$15.90$17.30
Jun 2023$16.40$17.80
May 2023$18.70$19.10
Apr 2023$21.70$20.60
Mar 2023$22$21
Feb 2023$21.90$21.40
Jan 2023$23.80$22.90
Dec 2022$25.90$24.50
Nov 2022$26.40$25.40
Oct 2022$26.40$25.60
Sep 2022$23.70$24.10
Aug 2022$23.30$24.10
Jul 2022$25.50$25.50
Jun 2022$27.60$26.70
May 2022$29.20$27.20
Apr 2022$29$27
Mar 2022$27.20$25.60
Feb 2022$25.70$24.50
Jan 2022$25.20$23.90
Dec 2021$22.80$21.70
Nov 2021$22.10$20.70
Oct 2021$21.40$19.60
Sep 2021$19.40$18.30
Aug 2021$18.40$17.60
Jul 2021$18.80$17.80
Jun 2021$19.10$18.20
May 2021$21.60$19.10
Apr 2021$20.70$18.30
Mar 2021$19.20$17.30
Feb 2021$18.70$16.70
Jan 2021$19.20$17.10
Dec 2020$19.50$18.10
Nov 2020$24.90$21
Oct 2020$24.50$19.80
Sep 2020$19.10$17.60
Aug 2020$20.60$18.50
Jul 2020$25.20$20.50
Jun 2020$22.70$18.10
May 2020$14.80$13.60
Apr 2020$15.30$14.30
Mar 2020$19.10$17.80
Feb 2020$20.30$18.80
Jan 2020$20.70$19.50
Dec 2019$22.70$20.70
Nov 2019$24.10$21.20
Oct 2019$22.40$20.20
Sep 2019$21.30$19.30
Aug 2019$20.20$18.90
Jul 2019$19.80$18.70
Jun 2019$19.10$18.10
May 2019$19.40$18
Apr 2019$19.10$17.70
Mar 2019$18.50$17.60
Feb 2019$17.60$16.80
Jan 2019$17.20$16.60
Dec 2018$17$16.60
Nov 2018$17.60$17.20
Oct 2018$18.70$17.50
Sep 2018$18.30$16.90
Aug 2018$17.10$16.10
Jul 2018$16.20$15.50
Jun 2018$17$16.30
May 2018$17.60$16.20
Apr 2018$17.30$15.80
Mar 2018$17$15.60
Feb 2018$16.60$15.30
Jan 2018$17$16.20
Dec 2017$18.10$17.20
Nov 2017$19.60$18.20
Oct 2017$19.40$18.10
Sep 2017$18.70$17.90
Aug 2017$19$18.10
Jul 2017$17.90$17.20
Jun 2017$18.80$17.30
May 2017$18.20$16.70
Apr 2017$17.90$16.50
Mar 2017$18.60$17.30
Feb 2017$19.80$18.40
Jan 2017$20$18.90
Dec 2016$20.50$18.90
Nov 2016$19.80$17.80
Oct 2016$18.20$16.70
Sep 2016$18.30$17.40
Aug 2016$18.80$17.20
Jul 2016$17.50$16.10
Jun 2016$15.70$14.80
May 2016$15.20$14.50
Apr 2016$16.20$15.10
Mar 2016$16.60$15.30
Feb 2016$16.80$15.70
Jan 2016$17$16.10
Dec 2015$18.20$17.30
Nov 2015$19$18.30
Oct 2015$18.70$17.70
Sep 2015$18.40$17.60
Aug 2015$18.20$16.80
Jul 2015$18.10$16.60
Jun 2015$18.70$16.90
May 2015$18.40$16.80
Apr 2015$18.40$16.60
Mar 2015$18.30$16.60
Feb 2015$18.50$16.90
Jan 2015$19$17.50
Dec 2014$21.20$20.40
Nov 2014$24.50$23
Oct 2014$26.20$24.90
Sep 2014$26.60$25.70
Aug 2014$24.70$24.20
Jul 2014$23.70$23.30
Jun 2014$23.50$23.20
May 2014$24.90$24.20
Apr 2014$26$25.30
Mar 2014$26$25.10
Feb 2014$25.40$24.80
Jan 2014$24.30$23.50
Dec 2013$22.70$22
Nov 2013$22.50$21.60
Oct 2013$21.80$20.90
Sep 2013$20.80$20.10
Aug 2013$20.30$19.60
Jul 2013$19.70$19.10
Jun 2013$20.30$19.50
May 2013$21.20$19.70
Apr 2013$20.80$19.50
Mar 2013$20.10$19.10
Feb 2013$20.40$19.50
Jan 2013$21.10$20
Dec 2012No figure$20.80
Nov 2012No figure$22.10
Oct 2012No figure$21.60
Sep 2012No figure$19.70
Aug 2012No figure$18.20
Jul 2012No figure$16.90
Jun 2012No figure$16.20
May 2012No figure$16.20
Apr 2012No figure$16.80
Mar 2012No figure$17.20
Feb 2012No figure$17.60
Jan 2012No figure$18.90
Dec 2011No figure$19.70
Nov 2011No figure$20.50
Oct 2011No figure$20
Sep 2011No figure$21.10
Aug 2011No figure$22.10
Jul 2011No figure$21.80
Jun 2011No figure$21.10
May 2011No figure$19.60
Apr 2011No figure$19.60
Mar 2011No figure$20.40
Feb 2011No figure$19.10
Jan 2011No figure$16.70
Dec 2010No figure$16.70
Nov 2010No figure$17.90
Oct 2010No figure$18.50
Sep 2010No figure$17.70
Aug 2010No figure$16.70
Jul 2010No figure$15.90
Jun 2010No figure$15.40
May 2010No figure$15
Apr 2010No figure$14.60
Mar 2010No figure$14.80
Feb 2010No figure$15.80
Jan 2010No figure$16.10
Dec 2009No figure$16.50
Nov 2009No figure$15.40
Oct 2009No figure$14.30
Sep 2009No figure$13
Aug 2009No figure$12.10
Jul 2009No figure$11.30
Jun 2009No figure$11.30
May 2009No figure$11.60
Apr 2009No figure$11.90
Mar 2009No figure$11.70
Feb 2009No figure$11.60
Jan 2009No figure$13.30
Dec 2008No figure$15.50
Nov 2008No figure$17.10
Oct 2008No figure$17.80
Sep 2008No figure$18.20
Aug 2008No figure$18.40
Jul 2008No figure$19.40
Jun 2008No figure$19.30
May 2008No figure$18.40
Apr 2008No figure$18.10
Mar 2008No figure$18.10
Feb 2008No figure$19.10
Jan 2008No figure$20.50
Dec 2007No figure$21.50
Nov 2007No figure$21.90
Oct 2007No figure$21.40
Sep 2007No figure$21.80
Aug 2007No figure$21.60
Jul 2007No figure$21.60
Jun 2007No figure$20.20
May 2007No figure$18
Apr 2007No figure$16.50
Mar 2007No figure$15.60
Feb 2007No figure$14.90
Jan 2007No figure$14.50
Dec 2006No figure$14.20
Nov 2006No figure$13.90
Oct 2006No figure$13.50
Sep 2006No figure$13
Aug 2006No figure$12
Jul 2006No figure$11.70
Jun 2006No figure$11.90
May 2006No figure$11.90
Apr 2006No figure$12
Mar 2006No figure$12.60
Feb 2006No figure$13.50
Jan 2006No figure$14.40
Dec 2005No figure$14.80
Nov 2005No figure$15.10
Oct 2005No figure$15.50
Sep 2005No figure$15.30
Aug 2005No figure$14.80
Jul 2005No figure$14.80
Jun 2005No figure$14.40
May 2005No figure$14.70
Apr 2005No figure$15.20
Mar 2005No figure$15.50
Feb 2005No figure$15.40
Jan 2005No figure$16.10
Dec 2004No figure$16.40
Nov 2004No figure$16.20
Oct 2004No figure$15.60
Sep 2004No figure$15.50
Aug 2004No figure$14.90
Jul 2004No figure$16.10
Jun 2004No figure$18.20
May 2004No figure$19.30
Apr 2004No figure$18.10
Mar 2004No figure$15.50
Feb 2004No figure$13.60
Jan 2004No figure$13.20
Dec 2003$14.60$13.80
Nov 2003$15.30$14.40
Oct 2003$15.80$15
Sep 2003$15.30$14.50
Aug 2003$14.60$13.30
Jul 2003$13.40$12.10
Jun 2003$11.80$11
May 2003$11.80$11
Apr 2003$11.90$11
Mar 2003$11.80$11
Feb 2003$12.30$11.30
Jan 2003$12.60$11.80
Dec 2002$12.60$11.90
Nov 2002$12.60$11.90
Oct 2002$13.20$12.10
Sep 2002$12.40$11.60
Aug 2002$11.70$11.30
Jul 2002$11.30$11.10
Jun 2002$11.90$11.50
May 2002$12.80$12.10
Apr 2002$13.40$12.50
Mar 2002$13.40$12.60
Feb 2002$13.70$13.10
Jan 2002$14.30$13.60
Dec 2001$14.20$13.50
Nov 2001$14.40$14.40
Oct 2001$15.70$15.60
Sep 2001$16.90$17.10
Aug 2001$16.20$16.50
Jul 2001$16$16.20
Jun 2001$16.20$16.20
May 2001$15.80$15.50
Apr 2001$14.70$14.60
Mar 2001$14.10$13.90
Feb 2001$13.30$13.10
Jan 2001$12.90$13
Dec 2000$13$13
Nov 2000$12.90$12.50
Oct 2000$13.20$12.50
Sep 2000$13.30$12.90
Aug 2000$12.80$12.50
Jul 2000$13$12.60
Jun 2000$12.50$12.30
May 2000$12.30$12
Apr 2000$12.50$11.90
Mar 2000$12.50$11.80
Feb 2000$12.40$11.80
Jan 2000$12.70$12
Dec 1999$12.40$12.20
Nov 1999$13.10$14.40
Oct 1999$14.40$14.90
Sep 1999$16.60$15.70
Aug 1999$16.90$15
Jul 1999$14.90$13.80
Jun 1999$13.50$13.10
May 1999$12.80$12.80
Apr 1999$13.50$12.60
Mar 1999$14.10$15.20
Feb 1999$14.30$15.20
Jan 1999$17.10$17.40
Dec 1998$18.61$18.10
Nov 1998$18.47$17.90
Oct 1998$17.96$17.80
Sep 1998$16.51$16.80
Aug 1998$14.83$15.50
Jul 1998$14.87$14.30
Jun 1998$14.42$14.20
May 1998$12.43$13.30
Apr 1998$13.63$14
Mar 1998$14.49$14.50
Feb 1998$14.25$14.90
Jan 1998$15.26$14.70
Dec 1997No figure$14.80
Nov 1997No figure$14.70
Oct 1997No figure$14.10
Sep 1997No figure$13.10
Aug 1997No figure$12.70
Jul 1997No figure$12.10
Jun 1997No figure$12.20
May 1997No figure$12.70
Apr 1997No figure$13.20
Mar 1997No figure$13.60
Feb 1997No figure$13.40
Jan 1997No figure$13.50
Dec 1996No figure$14.30
Nov 1996No figure$15.20
Oct 1996No figure$16.40
Sep 1996No figure$16.50
Aug 1996No figure$15.90
Jul 1996No figure$15.40
Jun 1996No figure$14.80
May 1996No figure$14.30
Apr 1996No figure$13.90
Mar 1996No figure$13.80
Feb 1996No figure$13.90
Jan 1996No figure$14.10
Dec 1995No figure$13.90
Nov 1995No figure$14
Oct 1995No figure$13.40
Sep 1995No figure$12.80
Aug 1995No figure$12.40
Jul 1995No figure$12
Jun 1995No figure$12.10
May 1995No figure$12.30
Apr 1995No figure$12.30
Mar 1995No figure$12.60
Feb 1995No figure$12.50
Jan 1995No figure$12.60
Dec 1994No figure$12.80
Nov 1994No figure$13.10
Oct 1994No figure$13
Sep 1994No figure$12.80
Aug 1994No figure$12.40
Jul 1994No figure$12.20
Jun 1994No figure$12.60
May 1994No figure$12.80
Apr 1994No figure$13.40
Mar 1994No figure$13.50
Feb 1994No figure$13.40
Jan 1994No figure$13.60
Dec 1993No figure$13.50
Nov 1993No figure$13.60
Oct 1993No figure$13.10
Sep 1993No figure$12.80
Aug 1993No figure$12.40
Jul 1993No figure$12.80
Jun 1993No figure$13
May 1993No figure$12.90
Apr 1993No figure$12.60
Mar 1993No figure$12.20
Feb 1993No figure$12.20
Jan 1993No figure$12.50
Dec 1992No figure$12.80
Nov 1992No figure$13.10
Oct 1992No figure$13.40
Sep 1992No figure$13.50
Aug 1992No figure$13.50
Jul 1992No figure$13.40
Jun 1992No figure$13.20
May 1992No figure$12.80
Apr 1992No figure$12.60
Mar 1992No figure$12.50
Feb 1992No figure$12.90
Jan 1992No figure$13.40
Dec 1991No figure$13.80
Nov 1991No figure$13.90
Oct 1991No figure$13.50
Sep 1991No figure$12.80
Aug 1991No figure$12.40
Jul 1991No figure$11.80
Jun 1991No figure$11.40
May 1991No figure$11.30
Apr 1991No figure$11.30
Mar 1991No figure$11.40
Feb 1991No figure$11.60
Jan 1991No figure$11.70
Dec 1990No figure$11.70
Nov 1990No figure$12.70
Oct 1990No figure$13.10
Sep 1990No figure$13.90
Aug 1990No figure$14.20
Jul 1990No figure$14
Jun 1990No figure$13.80
May 1990No figure$13.50
Apr 1990No figure$13.40
Mar 1990No figure$13.90
Feb 1990No figure$14.50
Jan 1990No figure$15.50
Dec 1989No figure$16
Nov 1989No figure$15.60
Oct 1989No figure$14.80
Sep 1989No figure$14
Aug 1989No figure$13.20
Jul 1989No figure$12.60
Jun 1989No figure$12.40
May 1989No figure$12.30
Apr 1989No figure$12.40
Mar 1989No figure$12.70
Feb 1989No figure$13.20
Jan 1989No figure$13.50
Dec 1988No figure$13.50
Nov 1988No figure$13.40
Oct 1988No figure$13
Sep 1988No figure$12.40
Aug 1988No figure$11.80
Jul 1988No figure$11.40
Jun 1988No figure$11.30
May 1988No figure$11.40
Apr 1988No figure$11.60
Mar 1988No figure$11.90
Feb 1988No figure$12.20
Jan 1988No figure$12.50
Dec 1987No figure$12.70
Nov 1987No figure$12.90
Oct 1987No figure$12.90
Sep 1987No figure$12.60
Aug 1987No figure$12.20
Jul 1987No figure$12
Jun 1987No figure$11.90
May 1987No figure$11.90
Apr 1987No figure$12.20
Mar 1987No figure$12.50
Feb 1987No figure$12.90
Jan 1987No figure$13.20
Dec 1986No figure$13.40
Nov 1986No figure$13.40
Oct 1986No figure$13.20
Sep 1986No figure$12.80
Aug 1986No figure$12.30
Jul 1986No figure$12
Jun 1986No figure$11.90
May 1986No figure$12
Apr 1986No figure$12.10
Mar 1986No figure$12.20
Feb 1986No figure$12.40
Jan 1986No figure$12.50
Dec 1985No figure$12.60
Nov 1985No figure$12.60
Oct 1985No figure$12.60
Sep 1985No figure$12.30
Aug 1985No figure$12.10
Jul 1985No figure$12.10
Jun 1985No figure$12.20
May 1985No figure$12.50
Apr 1985No figure$12.90
Mar 1985No figure$13.30
Feb 1985No figure$13.70
Jan 1985No figure$13.90
Dec 1984No figure$14
Nov 1984No figure$14.30
Oct 1984No figure$14
Sep 1984No figure$13.60
Aug 1984No figure$13.20
Jul 1984No figure$13
Jun 1984No figure$12.90
May 1984No figure$13
Apr 1984No figure$13.10
Mar 1984No figure$13.30
Feb 1984No figure$13.40
Jan 1984No figure$13.60
Dec 1983No figure$13.70
Nov 1983No figure$13.90
Oct 1983No figure$13.80
Sep 1983No figure$13.50
Aug 1983No figure$13.30
Jul 1983No figure$13.20
Jun 1983No figure$13.20
May 1983No figure$13.30
Apr 1983No figure$13.60
Mar 1983No figure$13.60
Feb 1983No figure$13.80
Jan 1983No figure$13.90
Dec 1982No figure$13.90
Nov 1982No figure$13.90
Oct 1982No figure$13.80
Sep 1982No figure$13.60
Aug 1982No figure$13.30
Jul 1982No figure$13.20
Jun 1982No figure$13.20
May 1982No figure$13.20
Apr 1982No figure$13.50
Mar 1982No figure$13.70
Feb 1982No figure$13.80
Jan 1982No figure$14
Dec 1981$13.40$14
Nov 1981$13.30$14
Oct 1981$13.10$14
Sep 1981$12.80$13.70
Aug 1981$12.60$13.50
Jul 1981$12.60$13.40
Jun 1981$12.60$13.40
May 1981$12.70$13.50
Apr 1981$12.90$13.70
Mar 1981$13.10$13.80
Feb 1981$13.20$14
Jan 1981$13.30$14.10
Dec 1980$13.50$14.10
Nov 1980$13.40$14
Oct 1980$13.10$13.70
Sep 1980$12.60$13.20
Aug 1980$12$12.80
Jul 1980$11.90$12.60
Jun 1980$11.90$12.50
May 1980$12$12.60
Apr 1980$12.20$12.70
Mar 1980$12.10$12.80
Feb 1980$12.10$12.80
Jan 1980$12.10$12.80
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. State and US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "MILK - PRICE RECEIVED, MEASURED IN $ / CWT". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

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It is the average price farmers got for milk they sold that month, as reported to USDA's monthly prices survey.

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