Well, it seems that the Army printed this little gem in a training book in 1951 (yeah, its hard to read)
$2847 by my read.
Considering the book was pretty good at other vehicle costs:
1/4 ton recon veh (aka jeep) $1051
M38 $2689(!)
And curiously enough the CCKW-352: $3517 (it is REALLY hard to read... but the first number is a 3.