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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jul 29
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A light run today saw comparable hays in small squares selling .75 to 1.00 higher. Hays in large packages sold mixed from 3.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Wheat straw in small squares sold .50 higher. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——70/bale3.00
Premium
Small Square——4.75/bale17.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——30/bale9.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round——50/bale10.00
Premium
Small Square——4.00–4.75/bale51.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——3.25–3.50/bale71.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——1.25/bale25.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——1.50–1.75/bale43.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——10/bale1.00
Small Square——1.50/bale23.00
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.