Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-08-28

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Aug 28
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Hays in large packages sold lower. Hays in small squares sold mixed, but mostly steady. Wheat straw in small squares sold 1.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——75/bale1.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——70–80/bale13.00
Large Square 3x4——75–80/bale20.00
Small Square——5.25–5.75/bale128.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——5.25–6.00/bale95.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——55–60/bale14.00
Large Square 3x4——50/bale3.00
Small Square——2.75–5.00/bale165.00
Fair/Good
Small Square——2.25Per Acre21.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——40/bale12.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——6.25/bale72.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——7.00–7.25/bale100.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——2.50–4.50/bale200.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——2.50–3.75/bale65.00
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.