Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Sat - Seasonal)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Nov 17
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3872

Receipts

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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in large packages sold mostly 4.00 to 7.50 per bale higher. Comparable hays in small squares sold mostly .65 to 1.25 higher. No comparable straw sold today. Trade was active with good demand.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——40/bale8.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——80/bale8.00
Medium Square 3x3——60/bale4.00
Fair
Large Round——10/bale14.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——20/bale4.00
Small Square——1.25–2.00/bale72.00
Good
Large Round——30–50/bale21.00
Small Square——3.00–4.25/bale100.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——4.75/bale18.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——100/bale3.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——5.25/bale20.00
Premium
Small Square——6.50–7.25/bale54.00
Good
Small Square——4.00–4.50/bale120.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——2.75/bale27.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——4/bale25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——15/bale4.00
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.