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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jul 22
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparable hays in large packages sold 2.00 to 15.00 lower. Comparable hays in small squares sold 2.00 to 2.75 lower. Wheat straw in small squares sold .60 lower. a larger offering saw active trade with soft demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——45–50/bale8.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3——15/bale10.00
Small Square——1.00–1.25/bale100.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——6.25/bale61.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——10/bale4.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——10–25/bale35.00
Small Square——0.50–2.50/bale247.00
Medium Square 3x3——30–50/bale22.00
Fair
Small Square——0.50/bale110.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——60/bale12.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——60/bale3.00
Small Square——6.75–8.50/bale35.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3——10–15/bale68.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——3.75–5.25/bale207.00
Good
Small Square——2.25/bale51.00
Medium Square 3x3——20/bale10.00
Medium Square 3x3——30/bale1.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——0.50/bale47.00
Premium
Small Square——4.25/bale20.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——1/bale75.00
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.