"IT'S A FAMILY THING"
Sale Results 8-8-2026
: Total # of Lots: 80 consignors: 20
Small Squares: 1360 Big Square: 80 Big Rounds: 175 cornstalks: Next Auction is September 12, 2026 Upcoming auctions: Sept. 12th, Oct.10th / 24th, Nov.14th / 28th, Dec. 12th The end of July and most of August have been a struggle to get quality hay made dry. between the humidity and the pop up rain showers it has made it a challenge. The market remains strong for good quality hay that was made dry and if it was stored inside that is a bonus as well. If you are making round bales that will be stored outside, it will pay dividends if you have sufficient baler pressure and dont skimp on the net wrap. with all this rain, the round bales havent had a change to dry off, before the next rain event. The better bale quality and sufficient wrap is your best change on minimizing damage to the the outside of the bales. We have seen a fair number of round bales of hay that was made dry and wrapped in a plastic (tube swapped) this winter. This type of hay is excellent feed, if everything works right, but we have seen a fair amount that has damage and some white mold that buyers have no interest in. With the cost of wrapping dry hay, a producer has to really consider weather wrapping dry hay is worth the cost. The hay even though it is dry, goes through its sweat and this moisture is not enough to ensilo the hay and therefore the hay has wet spots, smells funny and isn't very appealing Want to remind people the prices we report sometimes have a wide range, this is reflecting bales size and quality. We sometimes see a wide variation in bale sizes. Generally speaking our round bales are usually 5x5 rounds with an average weight of around 1200 lbs. Most of the big squares we sell or 3x3's and are usually 6-7' feet long (650-700 lbs) **Priced by the bale Small Squares
Big Rounds sold by the bale
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