Hay / Indiana / Shipshewana Hay Auction / 2023-05-10

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Shipshewana Hay Auction

Indiana · Hay auction · Wed, May 10
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3364

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 1 ton a year ago (May 11).

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——240–260/ton7.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——110–120/ton6.00
Large Square 3x4——100/ton9.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4——140/ton9.00
Large Round——140/ton3.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4——320/ton11.00
Good
Large Round——190–215/ton9.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——170/ton3.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——150/ton2.00
Large Square 3x4——130/ton3.00
Good
Small Square——220/ton2.00
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.