USDA South Dakota Hay                              10/15 10:50
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South Dakota Direct Hay Report

                               Released on October 15, 2021
 
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 10/15/2021
 
                                      VOLUME
                    This Week         Last Reported         Last Year
                                       (10/04/2021)
Tons:
      Hay           1175                1100                1300                
      Straw         50                  25                  75                  
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      Total         1225                1125                1375                
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Compared to last week:  All classes of hay steady.
Good demand remains for all types and qualities of hay as the extreme 
drought has increased the need for supplemental hay.
Fourth cutting of alfalfa finished up in those areas lucky enough to 
get rains later in the summer.
Soybean harvest is in full swing and corn harvest has begun as the mild, 
dry weather continues.
Cattle producers in the west are selling calves early, some liquidating 
cows, as the forage supplies are very short in those regions.
Calves are arriving in feedyards which is keeping demand for high quality 
grass hay very high.

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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Large Square 3x4       1025      250.0   250    F.O.B.                         

Alfalfa/Grass Mix Premium Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Large Square 3x4       50        225.0   225    F.O.B.                         

Grass Fair Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Large Round            100       140.0   140    F.O.B.                         


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Straw Conventional
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Wheat  Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Large Square           50        125.0   125    F.O.B.