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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jan 8
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares sold .40 to 2.00 higher. Comparable hays in large packages sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Wheat straw in small squares sold .30 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——115/bale6.00
Medium Square 3x3——105/bale6.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——65–85/bale18.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——90/bale2.00
Medium Round——80–100/bale7.00
Small Square——5.50–9.75/bale121.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——110/bale2.00
Medium Square 3x3——95/bale6.00
Medium Square 3x3——105–120/bale21.00
Good
Small Square——7.25/bale70.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——100–135/bale39.00
Small Square——7.25–11.00/bale29.00
Good
Small Square——7.50–8.50/bale114.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——7.50/bale58.00
Medium Square 3x3——115/bale9.00
Good
Small Square——7/bale30.00
Medium Square 3x3——95/bale6.00

Canary Reed

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——10.25/bale20.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——20–25/bale9.00
Round——15/bale6.00
Small Square——2.00–3.50/bale353.00
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.