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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 15
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
7 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares sold .50 to 2.25 lower. Comparable hays in large packages sold 10.00 to 13.00 lower. Wheat straw in small squares sold .25 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——60/bale9.00
Premium
Small Square——9/bale30.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——110/bale15.00
Good
Large Round——75/bale7.00
Small Square——4.25–5.00/bale140.00
Premium
Small Square——9.25/bale25.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——115–140/bale10.00
Fair/Good
Small Square——4.25/bale7.00
Premium
Small Square——9.50/bale14.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——10/bale18.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——5.75–6.75/bale294.00
Premium
Small Square——8.50–11.75/bale60.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——6.75–7.25/bale69.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——6.50–7.25/bale30.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——7.75–8.00/bale35.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——4.25/bale56.00
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.