Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-10-16

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Oct 16
● As filed6 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares traded steady. Orchard grass of premium quality sold 20.00 higher in medium large squares. Again no straw offerings this week. Trade was active with good demand.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——75/bale7.00
Medium Round——25/bale1.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——90–120/bale6.00
Medium Square 3x3——95–150/bale6.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——6.75–7.50/bale210.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——7.00–7.75/bale44.00
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.