Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Sat - Seasonal)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 30
● As filed30 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3872

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 819 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Mar 21) · 0 ton a year ago (Mar 31).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today comparable hays sold mixed. Comparable hays in large packages sold 2.50 to 27.00 lower. Comparable hays in small squares sold from 2.00 lower to 1.13 higher. Wheat straw in small squares sold .90 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——50/bale5.00
Medium Square 3x3——35/bale6.00
Medium Round——17.50–20.00/bale15.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——55–60/bale68.00
Small Square——5/bale60.00
Premium
Small Square——6.75/bale38.00
Fair/Good
Small Square——3/bale10.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——55–65/bale16.00
Medium Square 3x3——65/bale8.00
Medium Round——45–55/bale10.00
Good
Small Square——5.00–5.25/bale60.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——82.50–90.00/bale14.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——40/bale7.00
Small Square——4.25/bale25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——50–65/bale11.00
Medium Round——55/bale6.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——75/bale6.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Round——15/bale2.00
Good
Medium Round——45/bale8.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——40/bale2.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——50/bale2.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——4.00–5.50/bale144.00
Medium Square 3x3——35/bale2.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——4.50–6.50/bale162.00
Medium Square 3x3——60–65/bale16.00
Premium
Small Square——7.50–9.25/bale106.00
Medium Square 3x3——80/bale8.00

Clover

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——55/bale2.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——27.50/bale2.00
Small Square——5–6/bale37.00
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.