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Dakota Hay Auction (Monday)

South Dakota · Hay auction · Wed, Jul 10
● As filed8 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2245

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
25 ton sold · 400 ton at the prior sale (Jul 2) · 75 ton a year ago (Jul 10).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——85–95/ton100.00
Utility
Large Round——70/ton75.00

Brome Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——90/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——95/ton25.00
Good
Large Round——100/ton25.00
Utility
Large Round——80/ton50.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——90/ton25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round——70/ton25.00
Source: USDA AMS · Sioux Falls, SD. 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.