Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-02-20

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Feb 20
● As filed24 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, good quality hay in small squares sold mostly .50 to 1.25 higher. Premium hays in small packages sold as much as 3.00 higher. Hay in large packages sold up to 30.00 higher. Oat and wheat straws sold .25 to .50 higher in small squares. Trade was active with good demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——50/bale8.00
Small Square——3.75–6.50/bale358.00
Premium
Small Square——9.75–10.75/bale75.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——30–75/bale9.00
Medium Round——40/bale8.00
Small Square——3.50–6.00/bale147.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——35/bale3.00
Premium
Small Square——6.75/bale30.00
Good
Small Square——3.25–6.00/bale254.00
Medium Round——50–65/bale17.00
Medium Square 3x3——95/bale12.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——75/bale17.00
Small Square——7.25–10.50/bale153.00
Good
Small Square——3.00–5.25/bale192.00
Medium Square 3x3——55–60/bale6.00

Canary Reed

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——80/bale4.00
Small Square——6.50/bale20.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——5.00–7.75/bale150.00
Medium Square 3x3——75/bale4.00
Good
Small Square——5/bale28.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——45/bale6.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——70/bale8.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——4/bale10.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——3.75–5.50/bale94.00
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.