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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 1
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparable hays in small squares traded steady to 1.50 lower. Hays in large packages sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower. Wheat straw in small squares sold 1.75 lower per bale. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round——80–85/bale4.00
Medium Square 3x3——70–75/bale7.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Round——85/bale8.00
Small Square——6.75/bale44.00
Good
Small Square——5.25–5.50/bale90.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——130–135/bale9.00
Small Square——9.50–11.75/bale34.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——95–100/bale13.00
Premium
Small Square——12/bale14.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square——6.25–7.00/bale50.00
Good
Small Square——6.00–6.25/bale56.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——12/bale6.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——6.75–9.00/bale163.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——19/bale10.00
Small Square——2.25–3.00/bale175.00
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.