In South Dakota , light test of the market, with steady to weak price . Weather has been an issue this past week as wet weather may have decreased interest in purchasing hay.
For Missouri, light market acti vity was brought to a temporary halt with areas receiving up to 6 inches of rain this week. The bad, is it deters hay buyers at the auction, the good; the lower 2/3 of the state is no longer listed on the drought monitor.
In Southwest Minnesota, sales o f only lower quality hay this week , no prime quality hay offered at auction this week .
For Illinois, no published reports this week .
In Wisconsin , lower quality hay is plentiful and the overall hay price is reflecting a big supply . There ha s been interest in small lots of hay from small livestock producers and hobbyist at local auctions. The Midwest straw market was slightly weaker compared to the last report . Market price for s mall square bale averaged $ 3 . 2 0 a bale (range of $ 1 . 0 0 to $6.00) . Large square bale straw price was down about $ 1 .00 per bale , with an average price of $ 3 1 . 0 0 per bale (range of $ 2 0 . 00 to $ 4 1 .00); and large round bale straw price declined considerably this week as more was available at auction and price decre ase d with a greater supply , av erage price was $ 26 .00 per bale ( range of $ 13 .00 - $ 46 .00 per bale ) .
Source:uwex.edu
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