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Oats: price received: Montana

The average price farmers received per bushel for oats 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

Montana, September 2020
$2.79 a bushel
Down 21.4% from $3.55 in May 2013
United States, August 2026
$3.02 a bushel
Down 2.6% from $3.10 in July 2026
MontanaUnited States
$0$2$4$6$8Jan 2011Jun 2012Nov 2013Apr 2015Sep 2016Feb 2018Jul 2019Dec 2020May 2022Oct 2023Mar 2025Aug 2026Montana$2.79United States$3.02

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What the numbers say

  • In September 2020, Montana's price received was 1.1 times the US average.
  • From October 2010 to September 2020 it rose 21.3%, from $2.30 to $2.79 a bushel.
  • Gaps are months with no Montana figure: NASS withheld the figure in November 2010, December 2010, April 2011, May 2011, July 2011, September 2011, October 2011, November 2011, December 2011, January 2012, February 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, July 2012, August 2012, September 2012, October 2012, November 2012, December 2012, January 2013, June 2013, September 2013, October 2013, November 2013, April 2014, May 2014, September 2014, November 2014, December 2014, February 2015, May 2015, June 2015, October 2015, November 2015, January 2016, February 2016, April 2016, June 2016, July 2016, August 2016, September 2016, November 2016, December 2016, January 2017, February 2017, March 2017, April 2017, June 2017, August 2017, September 2017, November 2017, January 2018, February 2018, April 2018, June 2018, October 2018, November 2018, December 2018, February 2019, April 2019, June 2019, August 2019, January 2020, May 2020, July 2020, October 2020, January 2021, March 2021, April 2021, August 2021, September 2021, October 2021, November 2021, December 2021, January 2022, June 2022, August 2022, September 2023, December 2023, April 2024, June 2024, August 2024, September 2024, March 2025, July 2025, November 2025, December 2025, January 2026 and March 2026 to protect individual farms, and too few farms reported in August 2011, February 2013, March 2013, April 2013, July 2013, August 2013, December 2013, January 2014, February 2014, March 2014, June 2014, July 2014, August 2014, October 2014, January 2015, March 2015, April 2015, July 2015, August 2015, September 2015, December 2015, March 2016, May 2016, October 2016, May 2017, July 2017, October 2017, December 2017, March 2018, May 2018, July 2018, August 2018, September 2018, January 2019, March 2019, May 2019, July 2019, September 2019, October 2019, November 2019, December 2019, February 2020, March 2020, April 2020, June 2020, August 2020, November 2020, December 2020, February 2021, May 2021, June 2021, July 2021, February 2022, March 2022, April 2022, May 2022, July 2022, September 2022, October 2022, November 2022, December 2022, January 2023, February 2023, March 2023, April 2023, May 2023, June 2023, July 2023, August 2023, October 2023, November 2023, January 2024, February 2024, March 2024, May 2024, July 2024, October 2024, November 2024, December 2024, January 2025, February 2025, April 2025, May 2025, June 2025, August 2025, September 2025, October 2025, February 2026, April 2026, May 2026, June 2026, July 2026 and August 2026 for NASS to publish a figure. Nothing is filled in.

Every figure behind this chart

Oats: price received, dollars a bushel
MonthMontanaUnited States
Aug 2026Too few reports to publish$3.02
Jul 2026Too few reports to publish$3.10
Jun 2026Too few reports to publish$3.25
May 2026Too few reports to publish$3.21
Apr 2026Too few reports to publish$3.17
Mar 2026Withheld to protect individual farms$3.18
Feb 2026Too few reports to publish$3.08
Jan 2026Withheld to protect individual farms$3.17
Dec 2025Withheld to protect individual farms$3.23
Nov 2025Withheld to protect individual farms$3.06
Oct 2025Too few reports to publish$3.11
Sep 2025Too few reports to publish$3.12
Aug 2025Too few reports to publish$3.27
Jul 2025Withheld to protect individual farms$3.44
Jun 2025Too few reports to publish$3.80
May 2025Too few reports to publish$3.71
Apr 2025Too few reports to publish$3.52
Mar 2025Withheld to protect individual farms$3.58
Feb 2025Too few reports to publish$3.41
Jan 2025Too few reports to publish$3.47
Dec 2024Too few reports to publish$3.19
Nov 2024Too few reports to publish$3.49
Oct 2024Too few reports to publish$3.33
Sep 2024Withheld to protect individual farms$3.32
Aug 2024Withheld to protect individual farms$3.19
Jul 2024Too few reports to publish$3.43
Jun 2024Withheld to protect individual farms$3.99
May 2024Too few reports to publish$4.36
Apr 2024Withheld to protect individual farms$3.88
Mar 2024Too few reports to publish$4.23
Feb 2024Too few reports to publish$4.10
Jan 2024Too few reports to publish$4.07
Dec 2023Withheld to protect individual farms$3.98
Nov 2023Too few reports to publish$3.92
Oct 2023Too few reports to publish$3.77
Sep 2023Withheld to protect individual farms$3.86
Aug 2023Too few reports to publish$3.70
Jul 2023Too few reports to publish$3.91
Jun 2023Too few reports to publish$4.15
May 2023Too few reports to publish$4.31
Apr 2023Too few reports to publish$4.04
Mar 2023Too few reports to publish$4.18
Feb 2023Too few reports to publish$4.01
Jan 2023Too few reports to publish$4.34
Dec 2022Too few reports to publish$4.54
Nov 2022Too few reports to publish$4.36
Oct 2022Too few reports to publish$4.38
Sep 2022Too few reports to publish$4.43
Aug 2022Withheld to protect individual farms$4.62
Jul 2022Too few reports to publish$5.68
Jun 2022Withheld to protect individual farms$6.61
May 2022Too few reports to publish$6.35
Apr 2022Too few reports to publish$6.48
Mar 2022Too few reports to publish$5.89
Feb 2022Too few reports to publish$6.05
Jan 2022Withheld to protect individual farms$5.68
Dec 2021Withheld to protect individual farms$5.65
Nov 2021Withheld to protect individual farms$4.81
Oct 2021Withheld to protect individual farms$4.30
Sep 2021Withheld to protect individual farms$3.73
Aug 2021Withheld to protect individual farms$3.63
Jul 2021Too few reports to publish$3.60
Jun 2021Too few reports to publish$3.42
May 2021Too few reports to publish$3.42
Apr 2021Withheld to protect individual farms$3.41
Mar 2021Withheld to protect individual farms$3.07
Feb 2021Too few reports to publish$3.11
Jan 2021Withheld to protect individual farms$3
Dec 2020Too few reports to publish$2.69
Nov 2020Too few reports to publish$2.97
Oct 2020Withheld to protect individual farms$2.72
Sep 2020$2.79$2.47
Aug 2020Too few reports to publish$2.54
Jul 2020Withheld to protect individual farms$2.97
Jun 2020Too few reports to publish$3.16
May 2020Withheld to protect individual farms$3.10
Apr 2020Too few reports to publish$2.97
Mar 2020Too few reports to publish$2.79
Feb 2020Too few reports to publish$2.73
Jan 2020Withheld to protect individual farms$2.84
Dec 2019Too few reports to publish$3.02
Nov 2019Too few reports to publish$2.95
Oct 2019Too few reports to publish$2.83
Sep 2019Too few reports to publish$2.67
Aug 2019Withheld to protect individual farms$2.72
Jul 2019Too few reports to publish$3.09
Jun 2019Withheld to protect individual farms$3.35
May 2019Too few reports to publish$3.11
Apr 2019Withheld to protect individual farms$3.01
Mar 2019Too few reports to publish$2.67
Feb 2019Withheld to protect individual farms$2.84
Jan 2019Too few reports to publish$2.67
Dec 2018Withheld to protect individual farms$2.67
Nov 2018Withheld to protect individual farms$2.55
Oct 2018Withheld to protect individual farms$2.71
Sep 2018Too few reports to publish$2.62
Aug 2018Too few reports to publish$2.47
Jul 2018Too few reports to publish$2.61
Jun 2018Withheld to protect individual farms$3.04
May 2018Too few reports to publish$3.14
Apr 2018Withheld to protect individual farms$2.93
Mar 2018Too few reports to publish$2.80
Feb 2018Withheld to protect individual farms$2.63
Jan 2018Withheld to protect individual farms$3.29
Dec 2017Too few reports to publish$2.94
Nov 2017Withheld to protect individual farms$2.68
Oct 2017Too few reports to publish$2.55
Sep 2017Withheld to protect individual farms$2.56
Aug 2017Withheld to protect individual farms$2.32
Jul 2017Too few reports to publish$2.33
Jun 2017Withheld to protect individual farms$2.74
May 2017Too few reports to publish$2.63
Apr 2017Withheld to protect individual farms$2.32
Mar 2017Withheld to protect individual farms$2.39
Feb 2017Withheld to protect individual farms$2.39
Jan 2017Withheld to protect individual farms$2.31
Dec 2016Withheld to protect individual farms$2.35
Nov 2016Withheld to protect individual farms$2.23
Oct 2016Too few reports to publish$2.03
Sep 2016Withheld to protect individual farms$1.97
Aug 2016Withheld to protect individual farms$1.84
Jul 2016Withheld to protect individual farms$1.89
Jun 2016Withheld to protect individual farms$1.98
May 2016Too few reports to publish$2.26
Apr 2016Withheld to protect individual farms$1.97
Mar 2016Too few reports to publish$2.20
Feb 2016Withheld to protect individual farms$2.21
Jan 2016Withheld to protect individual farms$1.93
Dec 2015Too few reports to publish$2.12
Nov 2015Withheld to protect individual farms$2.11
Oct 2015Withheld to protect individual farms$2.20
Sep 2015Too few reports to publish$2.04
Aug 2015Too few reports to publish$2.07
Jul 2015Too few reports to publish$2.33
Jun 2015Withheld to protect individual farms$2.83
May 2015Withheld to protect individual farms$2.90
Apr 2015Too few reports to publish$2.82
Mar 2015Too few reports to publish$2.96
Feb 2015Withheld to protect individual farms$3.08
Jan 2015Too few reports to publish$3.02
Dec 2014Withheld to protect individual farms$3.21
Nov 2014Withheld to protect individual farms$2.95
Oct 2014Too few reports to publish$3.16
Sep 2014Withheld to protect individual farms$3.20
Aug 2014Too few reports to publish$3.24
Jul 2014Too few reports to publish$3.49
Jun 2014Too few reports to publish$3.73
May 2014Withheld to protect individual farms$3.98
Apr 2014Withheld to protect individual farms$3.96
Mar 2014Too few reports to publish$4.13
Feb 2014Too few reports to publish$3.75
Jan 2014Too few reports to publish$3.70
Dec 2013Too few reports to publish$3.59
Nov 2013Withheld to protect individual farms$3.63
Oct 2013Withheld to protect individual farms$3.49
Sep 2013Withheld to protect individual farms$3.57
Aug 2013Too few reports to publish$3.67
Jul 2013Too few reports to publish$3.88
Jun 2013Withheld to protect individual farms$3.93
May 2013$3.55$4.45
Apr 2013Too few reports to publish$4.43
Mar 2013Too few reports to publish$4.20
Feb 2013Too few reports to publish$4.14
Jan 2013Withheld to protect individual farms$4.06
Dec 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$3.90
Nov 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$3.88
Oct 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$3.93
Sep 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$3.76
Aug 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$3.82
Jul 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$3.70
Jun 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$3.80
May 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$4.12
Apr 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$3.84
Mar 2012$2.97$3.77
Feb 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$3.47
Jan 2012Withheld to protect individual farms$3.56
Dec 2011Withheld to protect individual farms$3.57
Nov 2011Withheld to protect individual farms$3.38
Oct 2011Withheld to protect individual farms$3.69
Sep 2011Withheld to protect individual farms$3.67
Aug 2011Too few reports to publish$3.20
Jul 2011Withheld to protect individual farms$3.35
Jun 2011$3.04$3.43
May 2011Withheld to protect individual farms$3.55
Apr 2011Withheld to protect individual farms$3.54
Mar 2011$2.52$3.28
Feb 2011$3.13$3.27
Jan 2011$2.62$3.13
Dec 2010Withheld to protect individual farms$2.94
Nov 2010Withheld to protect individual farms$3.07
Oct 2010$2.30$2.55
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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 "OATS - PRICE RECEIVED, MEASURED IN $ / BU". 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.

What this measures

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

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