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Dakota Hay Auction (Monday)

South Dakota · Hay auction · Mon, Feb 16
● As filed8 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2245

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
671 ton sold · 490 ton at the prior sale (Feb 9) · 125 ton a year ago (Feb 17).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——77.50–90.00/ton209.32
Large Square 3x4——80/ton23.70
Good
Large Round——90.00–97.50/ton83.74

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——82.50/ton26.32

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——70.00–92.50/ton216.13
Good
Large Round——95.00–152.50/ton91.01
Utility
Large Round——45/ton20.29

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——60/ton31.53
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.