Hay / Indiana / Shipshewana Hay Auction / 2023-03-01

Shipshewana Hay Auction

Indiana · Hay auction · Wed, Mar 1
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3364

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 8 ton at the prior sale (Feb 15) · 14 ton a year ago (Mar 2).

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——130–140/ton16.00
Large Square 3x4——130/ton2.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——150–160/ton9.00
Large Square 3x4——150–160/ton14.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——260/ton10.00
Small Square——250–270/ton2.00
Large Round——200–235/ton24.00
Good
Large Square 3x4——170–185/ton17.00
Large Round——170–190/ton35.00
Premium
Small Square——290–300/ton4.00
Utility
Large Round——80/ton3.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——125/ton4.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——170–190/ton9.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——125/ton5.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——130–140/ton30.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——150–160/ton18.00
Utility
Large Round——80/ton5.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——115–125/ton28.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——120–160/ton5.00
Small Square——160/ton1.00
Source: USDA AMS · Indianapolis, IN. Prices are as filed — nothing recomputed. Hay sells by the ton in some markets and by the bale in others; those are different quantities and are never averaged together.