Hay / Virginia / Rushville Market Hay Auction / 2022-03-16

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Rushville Market Hay Auction

Virginia · Hay auction · Wed, Mar 16
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3489

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 bale.

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——30/bale12.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——37.50/bale15.00
Round——40/bale17.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Round——60/bale17.00
Medium Square 3x3——57/bale14.00
Good
Medium Round——36–45/bale75.00
Medium Square 3x3——30–44/bale44.00
Small Square——2.75/bale42.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——50–55/bale27.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round——35/bale10.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——74/bale14.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——83/bale8.00
Good
Small Square——4/bale50.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——30/bale12.00

Alfalfa/Timothy Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——51/bale8.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——41/bale5.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——68/bale10.00

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square——4.75/bale100.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——2.95/bale84.00
Source: USDA AMS · Richmond, VA. 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.