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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 5
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, comparative hays in small squares sold .25 to 1.00 higher with instances up to 2.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on yet a moderate size offering.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——54–56/bale11.00
Small Square——4.75–5.75/bale57.00
Fair/Good
Medium Round——22/bale10.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——80–100/bale10.00
Small Square——6.25/bale100.00
Good
Small Square——5.50–6.00/bale35.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——85/bale6.00
Supreme
Small Square——8.50/bale25.00
Good
Small Square——5.75–7.50/bale100.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——47.50/bale12.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——50/bale6.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——4.75/bale50.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——7.25/bale30.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——3.75–5.25/bale130.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——2.00–2.25/bale40.00
Source: USDA AMS · Springfield, IL. Prices are as filed — nothing recomputed. Hay sells by the ton in some markets and by the bale in others; those are different quantities and are never averaged together.