# USDA report: Grain, hay prices up during fall - Mid-West Farm Report

> USDA NASS data show October 2019 average prices in Wisconsin of $3.76 per bushel for corn, $8.53 for soybeans and $3.57 for oats, with corn and soybeans both higher than in September. Alfalfa hay rose to $213 per ton and other hay to $149 per ton.

- Date: 2019-12-04 · published 2019-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55650-usda-report-grain-hay-prices-up-during-fall-mid-west-farm-report
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

These are backward-looking price levels, but they confirm that feed grain and forage costs firmed through the autumn, raising input costs for livestock feeders.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-01 | [Move on 2026 and 2027 grain prices before Aug. 12 USDA report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18392-move-on-2026-and-2027-grain-prices-before-aug-12-usda-report.md) | -0.6% | +10.8% |
| CORN | 2016-12-12 | [Grain market steady after USDA report - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73541-grain-market-steady-after-usda-report-farmers-weekly.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2021-03-22 | [Why these USDA reports could lead to big grain price swings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48143-why-these-usda-reports-could-lead-to-big-grain-price-swings.md) | +10.7% | +12.5% |
| CORN | 2026-06-30 | [Grain futures rally as USDA acreage report delivers mixed signals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18830-grain-futures-rally-as-usda-acreage-report-delivers-mixed-signals.md) | +5.7% | +8.7% |
| CORN | 2017-03-30 | [World grain output expected to fall as record 2016 harvest weighs on prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72022-world-grain-output-expected-to-fall-as-record-2016-harvest-weighs-on-prices.md) | +0.9% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2017-07-13 | [USDA: Corn stocks increase, soybeans decrease - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69889-usda-corn-stocks-increase-soybeans-decrease-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -1.7% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2026-08-01 | [Move on 2026 and 2027 grain prices before Aug. 12 USDA report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18392-move-on-2026-and-2027-grain-prices-before-aug-12-usda-report.md) | -1.3% | +8.9% |
| SOY | 2016-12-12 | [Grain market steady after USDA report - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73541-grain-market-steady-after-usda-report-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.1% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- midwestfarmreport.com: https://www.midwestfarmreport.com/2019/12/04/usda-report-grain-hay-prices-up-during-fall/

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