Receipts
USDA's own comparison1 bale.
Reporter comment USDA
As filedCompared to last week, Comparable hays in small squares mostly sold .50 to 3.00 lower. Hays in large packages sold 12.00 to 30.00 lower. Straw sold .50 higher. Trade was active with moderate demand on a nice offering of a good bit of high quality hay.
Alfalfa
By quality and package| Package | Grade | Market | Price | Quantity |
|---|
| Premium |
| Large Round | — | — | 70/bale | 3.00 |
| Small Square | — | — | 5.25–8.00/bale | 360.00 |
| Medium Square 3x3 | — | — | 85/bale | 5.00 |
| Supreme |
| Small Square | — | — | 11.75/bale | 10.00 |
| Good |
| Small Square | — | — | 3.00–5.75/bale | 141.00 |
| Medium Square 3x3 | — | — | 75/bale | 10.00 |
| Premium/Supreme |
| Small Square | — | — | 10/bale | 15.00 |
Orchard Grass
By quality and package| Package | Grade | Market | Price | Quantity |
|---|
| Good |
| Large Round | — | — | 60/bale | 8.00 |
| Small Square | — | — | 4.25/bale | 100.00 |
Mixed Grass
By quality and package| Package | Grade | Market | Price | Quantity |
|---|
| Fair |
| Large Round | — | — | 35/bale | 14.00 |
| Good |
| Large Round | — | — | 55–65/bale | 14.00 |
| Medium Square 3x3 | — | — | 40/bale | 8.00 |
| Good/Premium |
| Large Round | — | — | 85/bale | 6.00 |
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix
By quality and package| Package | Grade | Market | Price | Quantity |
|---|
| Premium |
| Large Round | — | — | 80/bale | 8.00 |
| Small Square | — | — | 7.50/bale | 75.00 |
| Medium Square 3x3 | — | — | 75–80/bale | 16.00 |
| Premium/Supreme |
| Small Square | — | — | 10/bale | 7.00 |
| Medium Square 3x3 | — | — | 100/bale | 3.00 |
| Good |
| Medium Round | — | — | 60/bale | 1.00 |
Alfalfa/Grass Mix
By quality and package| Package | Grade | Market | Price | Quantity |
|---|
| Good |
| Small Square | — | — | 5.75/bale | 30.00 |
| Medium Square 3x3 | — | — | 55/bale | 30.00 |
| Good/Premium |
| Small Square | — | — | 6.00–6.50/bale | 99.00 |
Clover/Grass Mix
By quality and package| Package | Grade | Market | Price | Quantity |
|---|
| Good/Premium |
| Small Square | — | — | 7.50/bale | 82.00 |
| Premium |
| Small Square | — | — | 5.50–9.25/bale | 111.00 |
Timothy Grass
By quality and package| Package | Grade | Market | Price | Quantity |
|---|
| Good |
| Medium Square 3x3 | — | — | 65/bale | 6.00 |
Oat
By quality and package| Package | Grade | Market | Price | Quantity |
|---|
| Good |
| Medium Square 3x3 | — | — | 75/bale | 4.00 |
| N/A |
| Round | — | — | 22.50/bale | 2.00 |
Wheat
By quality and package| Package | Grade | Market | Price | Quantity |
|---|
| N/A |
| Large Square | — | — | 20–30/bale | 24.00 |
| Round | — | — | 30–40/bale | 9.00 |
| Small Square | — | — | 4.00–5.25/bale | 130.00 |