Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-08-14

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Aug 14
● As filed9 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays sold mostly 6.00 t0 12.00 lower. Small squares of Wheat straw sold .50 lower. There were no small squares of hay offered today. Trade was active with soft demand on a rainy day and a light supply offered.

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——30/bale8.00
Medium Square 3x3——85/bale4.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——70–75/bale31.00
Medium Square 3x3——70/bale6.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——85/bale4.00
Medium Square 3x3——75–95/bale12.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——70/bale12.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——30/bale4.00
Small Square——1.75–2.00/bale210.00
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.