| 1981 | Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw | Beef Products | 21.05 | 42% |
| 1982 | Beef, New Zealand, imported, tenderloin, separable lean and fat, raw | Beef Products | 21.04 | 42% |
| 1983 | Beef, chuck, under blade pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw | Beef Products | 21.03 | 42% |
| 1984 | Fish, herring, Pacific, cooked, dry heat | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 21.01 | 42% |
| 1985 | Lamb, New Zealand, imported, testes, cooked, soaked and fried | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 21.01 | 42% |
| 1986 | Vegetarian meatloaf or patties | Legumes and Legume Products | 21 | 42% |
| 1987 | Meatballs, meatless | Legumes and Legume Products | 21 | 42% |
| 1988 | Walrus, liver, raw (Alaska Native) | Other | 21 | 42% |
| 1989 | Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, loin, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 21 | 42% |
| 1990 | Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 21 | 42% |
| 1991 | Fish, shark, mixed species, raw | Finfish and Shellfish Products | 20.98 | 42% |
| 1992 | Veal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 20.98 | 42% |
| 1993 | Beef, round, knuckle, tip center, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw | Beef Products | 20.98 | 42% |
| 1994 | Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, bottom, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw | Lamb, Veal, and Game Products | 20.97 | 42% |
| 1995 | Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 20.96 | 42% |
| 1996 | Beans, pink, mature seeds, raw | Legumes and Legume Products | 20.96 | 42% |
| 1997 | Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, without salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 20.96 | 42% |
| 1998 | Nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 20.96 | 42% |
| 1999 | Beef, chuck eye Country-Style ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw | Beef Products | 20.96 | 42% |
| 2000 | Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, with salt added | Nut and Seed Products | 20.96 | 42% |
| 2001 | Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw | Beef Products | 20.95 | 42% |
| 2002 | Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, raw | Pork Products | 20.95 | 42% |
| 2003 | Pork, cured, ham with natural juices, slice, boneless, separable lean only, heated, pan-broil | Pork Products | 20.95 | 42% |
| 2004 | Pork, cured, ham, extra lean and regular, canned, roasted | Pork Products | 20.94 | 42% |
| 2005 | Pork sausage, link/patty, reduced fat, cooked, pan-fried | Sausages and Luncheon Meats | 20.94 | 42% |
| 2006 | Beef, rib eye steak/roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw | Beef Products | 20.93 | 42% |
| 2007 | Beef, New Zealand, imported, striploin, separable lean only, raw | Beef Products | 20.93 | 42% |
| 2008 | Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder tender, medallion, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw | Beef Products | 20.93 | 42% |
| 2009 | Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted | Pork Products | 20.93 | 42% |
| 2010 | Beef, round, knuckle, tip center, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw | Beef Products | 20.93 | 42% |