Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2023-02-18

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Feb 18
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Madison county, a moderate, good quality offering was met with good to strong demand with small package hay trading higher .60 - 1.00. Large package hay trading mostly steady with an offering of higher grade alfalfa trading higher 15.00. Western state demand continues to be high.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——85–87/bale25.00
Medium Square 3x3——88–94/bale48.00
Premium
Small Square——7.80–8.60/bale241.00
Premium/Supreme
Small Square——9.20–12.20/bale75.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——77/bale12.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——53/bale7.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——55/bale7.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——80–81/bale37.00
Small Square——6.00–6.70/bale375.00
Medium Square 3x3——75/bale24.00
Fair
Large Round——51/bale3.00
Fair/Good
Small Square——4.60/bale16.00
Small Square——5.10–5.70/bale112.00
Large Round——57–64/bale51.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——91/bale10.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——74/bale10.00
Premium
Small Square——7.60–9.10/bale140.00
Medium Square 3x3——132/bale68.00

Alfalfa/Wheat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——5.10/bale80.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——8.10–8.50/bale118.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——6.00–6.50/bale66.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——31–37/bale26.00
Small Square——2.00–3.60/bale269.00
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.