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Dakota Hay Auction (Seasonal - Friday)

South Dakota · Hay auction · Fri, Feb 28
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3870

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
300 ton sold · 225 ton at the prior sale (Feb 21) · 0 ton a year ago (Mar 3).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——87.50/ton25.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——95.00–97.50/ton50.00
Large Round——117.50/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——62.50/ton25.00
Good
Large Round——70/ton25.00
Large Round——75/ton25.00
Premium
Large Round——87.50–90.00/ton50.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——127.50/ton25.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——85/ton25.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——110/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.