Hay & Straw Auctions
Farms throughout southern England with straw and hay for sale count on the auction system to achieve the best price for their product.
Overview
Over the past 50 years we have established a national reputation for our fodder auctions, notably the Newbury Hay & Straw Sale, which attracts buyers from all over the country. During the winter season quantities of meadow and seed hay, wheat, barley and oat straw are traded.
Find out more details via our Hay & Straw Auction Catalogue.
Download Our CatalogueStraw shortage leads to exceptional auction sale
The 75th Newbury Hay and Straw sale held on 22nd January 2026 achieved a 100% clearance on the 1,250 tonnes offered for sale.
A severe shortage of straw supplies this season meet with exceptional demand from a large company of buyers from the south-west, Wales and locally based.
The trade had moved on apace in recent weeks with the top prices paid for wheat and barley the equivalent of an outstanding £170/tonne with regular vendors Rob Snook and Chris Read leading the charge. Remarkably this puts the straw price higher than current grain prices. Demand remained consistent throughout the sale with the minimum price the equivalent to £135/tonne.
There was very little hay on offer which achieved an average of £150/tonne equivalent.
John Read
Partner, Rural
MRICS FAAV
Other Auction Services
Selling a property at auction can offer many benefits over the more common method of selling by private treaty. The main reason is that it offers both the vendor and purchaser far greater certainty; upon the fall of the hammer in the auction room both parties are legally bound, and contracts are exchanged, with completion of the sale normally taking place four weeks later.
As a result, we often find that a sale by auction is favoured for unusual properties, including those that require a lot of work, because it removes the uncertainty of further negotiations taking place after agreeing the initial sale.
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Caution shown at auction
There have been a number of examples over the past year where sales have been agreed by private treaty after the properties failed to sell at the fall of the hammer.
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