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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 30
● As filed25 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 354 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Dec 23) · 0 ton a year ago (Jan 1).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares mostly steady, Hays in large packages traded steady to as much as 24.00 higher. Wheat straw in small squares sold 3.50 per bale higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——70/bale13.00
Medium Round——35/bale3.00
Medium Square 3x3——30/bale1.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——55/bale4.00
Medium Square 3x3——60/bale12.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——55/bale4.00
Small Square——8.25/bale20.00
Medium Square 3x3——60/bale12.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——55/bale4.00
Medium Square 3x3——65–70/bale6.00
Premium
Medium Round——80/bale3.00
Medium Square 3x3——85/bale10.00
Supreme
Small Square——8.25–9.25/bale114.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——70/bale2.00
Medium Square 3x3——45/bale6.00
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——100/bale12.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Small Square——7.25–9.75/bale47.00
Premium/Supreme
Small Square——8.25/bale21.00
Medium Square 3x3——95/bale12.00
Good
Small Square——4.00–5.75/bale38.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——65/bale6.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——45/bale4.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——35–45/bale4.00
Round——30/bale5.00
Small Square——6.50/bale20.00
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.