# Linseed meal price USDA linseed meal 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 $242/ton (fob plant) as of Aug 17, 2026, USDA, down 3% on the week. Protein costs $0.353 per lb of crude protein (100% of soybean meal); energy $0.174 per lb of TDN (166% of corn). Linseed meal is $242 a ton, down 3.3 percent on the week. On protein it prices at soybean meal parity at $0.353 per pound of crude protein. On energy it costs $0.174 per pound of TDN, or 166 percent of corn. The price sits 12.1 percent below the 4-year median. ## The numbers | Period | Current | Prior | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Week over week | $242/ton | $250/ton | -3.3% | | Month over month | $242/ton | $238/ton | +1.8% | | Year over year | $242/ton | $213/ton | +13.7% | | vs 4-yr median | $242/ton | $275/ton | -12.1% | ## About Linseed meal price Linseed meal is a protein feed, fed to raise a ration's crude-protein content. On a dry-matter basis it runs about 38% crude protein and 77% TDN, roughly 0.79 Mcal of net energy for lactation per pound of dry matter, at about 90% dry matter as fed. Those figures come from Colorado State University Extension, Feed Composition for Cattle and Sheep (Fact Sheet 1.615). 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). Linseed meal is what remains after flaxseed is crushed for linseed oil, an industrial oil used in paints and varnishes as well as food and nutraceutical omega-3 markets, and it trades in a much thinner market than soybean or canola meal because US and Canadian flax acreage is a fraction of the size. North Dakota is the main US growing state, with Saskatchewan supplying most of the continent's flax. Horse owners have long favored linseed meal for its reputation of putting a shine on a coat, a niche demand that still shapes part of its market even though its protein quality is unremarkable next to soybean meal. ## About this data - Source: USDA AMS feedstuffs board - Series: Linseed meal 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: Linseed meal price is $242/ton as of Aug 17, 2026 (USDA feedstuffs board). The Ration. https://the-ration.com/ingredient/linseed-meal Canonical URL: https://the-ration.com/ingredient/linseed-meal