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USDA corn (us #2 yellow) board price, national benchmark, with its cost per unit of protein and energy
Data through Jun 29, 2026 · page updated Jul 10, 2026
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- national corn benchmark, delivered
Now $145/ton (national corn benchmark, delivered) as of Jun 29, 2026, USDA, down 0% on the week. Protein costs $0.866 per lb of crude protein (267% of soybean meal); energy $0.093 per lb of TDN (100% of corn).
| Period | Current | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week over week | $145/ton | $145/ton | -0.2% |
| Month over month | $145/ton | $151/ton | -4.3% |
| Year over year | $145/ton | $150/ton | -3.6% |
| vs 3-yr median | $145/ton | $152/ton | -4.9% |
About Corn (US #2 yellow) price
Corn (US #2 yellow) is one of the two commodities every feedstuff is priced against. On a dry-matter basis it runs about 9.5% crude protein and 88% TDN, roughly 0.92 Mcal of net energy for lactation per pound of dry matter, at about 87.9% dry matter as fed. Those figures come from Kansas State University Extension, Nutritional Composition of Feedstuffs for Beef Cattle (MF3648). The leaderboard uses them to convert this week's board price into a cost per pound of protein and per pound of energy, so it can be ranked against corn and soybean meal. Prices are quoted per ton, and the cheapest board price is not the cheapest fed price once freight and moisture are counted (see the FOB-vs-delivered guide).
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