Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Sat - Seasonal)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 14
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3872

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 588 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Apr 7) · 0 ton a year ago (Apr 14).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hay was much higher today. Comparable hays in small squares sold 1.60 to 2.50 higher. Comparable hays in large packages sold 20.00 to 32.50 higher per bale. No Wheat straw was offered today. Trade was active with good demand.

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——50/bale12.00
Small Square——2.75–3.00/bale144.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Round——45/bale6.00
Medium Square 2x3——40/bale6.00
Good
Medium Round——35/bale14.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——65/bale6.00
Good
Small Square——3.50–3.75/bale151.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3——10/bale6.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——70/bale6.00
Small Square——6.25/bale10.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——5.25–6.75/bale105.00
Medium Square 3x3——70–85/bale6.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——35–50/bale8.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——20/bale6.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——3.00–3.25/bale102.00
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.