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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 23
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 498 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Dec 16) · 0 ton a year ago (Dec 18).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Arthur, better grade small package hay higher 1.50 with better grade large package hay mostly steady. A small offering of alfalfa and alfalfa premium mixed hay traded notably higher with no price comparison to one week ago. Wheat straw higher .50 on light supply.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——55/bale6.00
Medium Round——55/bale7.00
Small Square——5.50–6.50/bale50.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——30/bale4.00
Medium Round——22.50–30.00/bale20.00
Medium Square 3x3——45/bale7.00
Good
Large Round——45/bale15.00
Small Square——4.75/bale15.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——70/bale3.00
Small Square——7/bale10.00
Small Square——6.00–6.75/bale107.00
Medium Square 3x3——40–65/bale14.00
Premium
Small Square——7.75/bale15.00
Small Square——8.50/bale43.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square——5.25/bale60.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——80/bale6.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——4.75/bale44.00
Medium Square 3x3——45–50/bale12.00
Good/Premium
Medium Round——55–65/bale12.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——85–95/bale18.00

Alfalfa/Wheat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Small Square——2.75/bale30.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——55/bale3.00
Small Square——2.75–4.25/bale90.00
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.