Hay / Indiana / Shipshewana Hay Auction / 2023-03-08

Shipshewana Hay Auction

Indiana · Hay auction · Wed, Mar 8
● As filed27 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3364

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 ton sold · 8 ton at the prior sale (Mar 1) · 16 ton a year ago (Mar 2).

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——130–140/ton15.00
Large Square 3x4——140/ton4.00
Good
Large Round——170–180/ton18.00
Large Square 3x4——175–190/ton9.00
Premium
Small Square——270/ton1.00
Large Round——260–270/ton7.00
Utility/Fair
Large Square 3x4——120/ton3.00
Large Round——100–120/ton36.00
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4——150/ton4.00
Large Round——150–160/ton10.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——220–240/ton4.00
Large Square 3x4——230–240/ton21.00
Large Round——200–240/ton27.00
Utility
Small Square——70/ton1.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——200/ton6.00
Small Square——200/ton1.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——100–125/ton30.00
Large Square 3x4——105–120/ton10.00
Good
Large Round——160–170/ton10.00
Small Square——190/ton2.00
Utility
Large Round——85/ton2.00
Small Square——90/ton1.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4——130–140/ton9.00
Large Round——130–140/ton21.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——140/ton3.00
Good
Large Round——180/ton17.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——150–160/ton11.00
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.