Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2026-11-02

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Nov 2
● As filed7 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 151 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Oct 26) · 0 ton a year ago (Nov 3).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares sold from .85 lower to .75 to 2.50 higher. No other comparisons on hays in large packages except Wheat straw in large rounds that sold 2.50 higher. Trade was active with good demand on another light supply.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——45/bale10.00
Small Square——5.50/bale30.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——6–7/bale47.00
Supreme
Small Square——10.50/bale15.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——8.50/bale18.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——10.50/bale31.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——32.50/bale3.00
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.