Payment Rates

Livestock Payment Rates
Payment Rate Per Head
Kind Type Weight Range 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Beef Adult Bulls, Cows $28.07 $29.34 $31.89 $31.18 $47.29
Non-Adult 500 pounds or more $21.05 $22.01 $23.92 $23.38 $35.47
Less than 500 pounds $14.67 $15.94 $15.59 $23.64
Dairy Adult Bulls, Cows $72.98 $76.29 $82.91 $81.07 $122.95
Non-Adult 500 pounds or more $21.05 $22.01 $23.92 $23.38 $35.47
Less than 500 pounds $14.67 $15.94 $15.59 $23.64
Beefalo Adult Bulls, Cows $28.07 $29.34 $31.89 $31.18 $47.29
Non-Adult 500 pounds or more $21.05 $22.01 $23.92 $23.38 $35.47
Less than 500 pounds $14.67 $15.94 $15.59 $23.64
Buffalo/Bison Adult Bulls, Cows $28.07 $29.34 $31.89 $31.18 $47.29
Non-Adult 500 pounds or more $21.05 $22.01 $23.92 $23.38 $35.47
Less than 500 pounds $14.67 $15.94 $15.59 $23.64
Sheep All $7.02 $7.34 $7.97 $7.79 $11.82
Goats All $7.02 $7.34 $7.97 $7.79 $11.82
Deer All $7.02 $7.34 $7.97 $7.79 $11.82
Equine All $20.77 $21.71 $23.60 $23.07 $34.99
Elk All $15.85 $17.22 $16.84 $25.54
Less than 400 pounds $6.18
400 to 799 pounds $11.51
800 pounds or more $15.16
Reindeer All $6.18 $6.46 $7.02 $6.87 $10.42
Alpacas All $23.12 $24.17 $26.27 $25.68 $38.95
Emus All $14.37 $15.02 $16.32 $15.96 $24.20
Llamas All $10.25 $10.71 $11.64 $11.38 $17.26
NOTE: A grazing animal is defined as those species of livestock that, from a nutritional and physiological perspective, satisfy more than 50 percent of their net energy requirement through the consumption of growing forage grasses and legumes, regardless whether or not they are grazing or are present on grazing land or pastureland. Unweaned livestock are not considered a grazing animal and are ineligible for LFP.

The LFP monthly payment rate for losses because of a qualifying drought is calculated at 60 percent of the smaller of the monthly feed cost payment rate per head in the table above or the monthly feed cost based on the normal carrying capacity of the eligible grazing or pastureland acres

The information in this section has been taken from the Disaster Assistance LFP - Livestock Disaster Program fact sheet (April 2022) and is for information purposes only; other eligibility requirements or restrictions may apply. Please contact your local FSA agent for more information.