Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-05-01

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, May 1
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, hays in small squares trade unevenly steady. Hays in larger packages sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Wheat straw sold .70 higher. Trade was active, with good demand on the highest quality hays and moderate to good on the lower quality hays.

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——1.75–2.50/bale22.00
Round——25/bale2.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——100/bale16.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——2.25–3.75/bale26.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——2/bale10.00
Good
Small Square——3.50–5.00/bale210.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——75/bale4.00
Small Square——3.50–5.25/bale249.00
Medium Square 3x3——80/bale8.00
Premium
Small Square——6.75–7.50/bale147.00
Supreme
Small Square——10.50/bale15.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——90/bale1.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——2.75–4.75/bale162.00
Large Round——40/bale3.00
Utility/Fair
Medium Round——5/bale2.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——70/bale5.00
Small Square——3.75/bale21.00
Premium
Small Square——5.25/bale40.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——4/bale63.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——5.75/bale40.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——130/bale6.00
Small Square——9.50–10.50/bale21.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——4.50/bale20.00
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.