Hay / Indiana / Shipshewana Hay Auction / 2025-12-03

Shipshewana Hay Auction

Indiana · Hay auction · Wed, Dec 3
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3364

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
149 ton sold · 161 ton at the prior sale (Nov 26) · 182 ton a year ago (Dec 4).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NOTE: Effective 12/10/25 the Shipshewana Livestock Auction is changing their auction times to the following:

9:00AM - Hay

9:30AM - Feeder Pigs/Fat Hogs

10:00AM - Dairy Heifers/Dairy Cows/Feeder Cattle

Following Feeder Cattle (Approx 1:30pm) Veal Cattle/Sheep/Goats (in this order)

4:00PM - Butcher Bulls/Fat Cattle/Cows

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round170–180/ton9.00
Good/Premium
Large Round250–275/ton24.00
Small Square260/ton1.00
Large Square 3x4250–260/ton22.00
Good
Large Round210–240/ton16.00
Large Square 3x4210/ton4.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4150/ton5.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4370/ton2.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round250/ton10.00
Large Square 3x4270/ton2.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round130/ton4.00
Fair
Large Round160/ton19.00
Good
Large Square 3x4230/ton7.00
Large Round230–240/ton4.00
Fair/Good
Large Round170–190/ton20.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square110/ton7.00
Round95–120/ton5.00
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.