# Corn gluten feed price USDA corn gluten feed board price per ton, national fob plant median, with its cost per unit of protein and energy _Data through Aug 17, 2026 · source last checked Aug 27, 2026 · page revised Aug 27, 2026_ > Now $203/ton (national median across 3 fob plant regions) as of Aug 17, 2026, USDA, up 0% on the week. Protein costs $0.473 per lb of crude protein (133% of soybean meal); energy $0.144 per lb of TDN (137% of corn). Corn gluten feed held at $203 per ton through Aug 17, unchanged from the prior week and month. Year over year, the price rose 14.3 percent. It priced above both benchmarks: 133 percent of soybean meal on crude protein and 137 percent of corn on TDN energy. ## The numbers | Period | Current | Prior | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Week over week | $203/ton | $203/ton | 0.0% | | Month over month | $203/ton | $203/ton | 0.0% | | Year over year | $203/ton | $177/ton | +14.3% | | vs 4-yr median | $203/ton | $203/ton | 0.0% | ## About Corn gluten feed price Corn gluten feed is a protein feed, fed to raise a ration's crude-protein content. On a dry-matter basis it runs about 23.8% crude protein and 78% TDN, roughly 0.84 Mcal of net energy for lactation per pound of dry matter, at about 90% dry matter as fed. Those figures come from University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension, Composition of Selected Livestock Feeds (FSA3043), from NRC Beef Cattle 1996 + Dairy One. TDN ranges 73-82% DM by source/plant. 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). Corn gluten feed is the bran and steep-liquor fraction left when a wet-milling plant pulls starch and sweeteners out of corn, a different process from the dry-grind ethanol plants that make DDGS. Wet mills are fewer and larger than ethanol plants and cluster around a handful of Midwest milling hubs, so supply tracks corn sweetener demand rather than the ethanol market. It carries its energy as digestible fiber rather than starch, letting feedlots run more of it without the acidosis risk of extra corn, though its phosphorus and sulfur still need watching at high inclusion. Cattle feeders and dairies are the main buyers, usually pricing it against corn and DDGS. ## About this data - Source: USDA AMS feedstuffs board - Series: Corn gluten feed board price - Basis: FOB plant preferred, national cross-region median - Geography: National - Unit: $/ton - Calculation period: Weekly cross-region median - Last observation: Aug 17, 2026 - Update frequency: Weekly --- Cite: Corn gluten feed price is $203/ton as of Aug 17, 2026 (USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/corn-gluten-feed Canonical URL: https://the-ration.com/ingredient/corn-gluten-feed