Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Sat - Seasonal)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 31
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3872

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 717 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Mar 24) · 0 ton a year ago (Mar 31).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sold much lower. Comparable large packages sold 20.00 to almost 30.00 lower. Comparable hays in small squares sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. One lot of Wheat straw in small squares sold 1.25 lower. Trade was active with soft demand.

Oat

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

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——35/bale10.00
Small Square——5.00–7.75/bale125.00
Medium Square 3x3——40/bale2.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——20/bale8.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——1/bale2.00
Good
Large Round——10/bale11.00
Large Square 3x4——10/bale3.00
Small Square——1.25–1.75/bale121.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——3.75/bale21.00
Medium Square 3x3——25–35/bale8.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——40/bale6.00
Small Square——3.00–5.50/bale154.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——3–5/bale130.00
Good
Small Square——2/bale20.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——1.50–1.75/bale90.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——25/bale2.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——1/bale11.00
Small Square——1.75/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.