Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-10-30

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Oct 30
● As filed6 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, high quality hays in large packages sold around 25.00 higher. Hays in small squares sold 1.25 higher. Wheat straw in small squares sold.2.25 higher per bale. Trade was active and demand high on a small offering.

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round——110/bale3.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round——115/bale6.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——135/bale4.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——110/bale4.00
Premium
Small Square——8.50–10.00/bale128.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——3.50–4.50/bale38.00
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.