Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2023-12-02

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Dec 2
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today the hay sale saw active trade with good demand.

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——82/bale12.00
Premium
Small Square——7.70/bale25.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——59/bale21.00
Medium Round——64–84/bale63.00
Small Square——5.00–6.70/bale507.00
Fair/Good
Medium Round——50–54/bale23.00
Premium
Small Square——6.90–7.30/bale95.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——105–117/bale126.00
Small Square——6.90–7.00/bale50.00
Supreme
Small Square——9–12/bale54.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——110/bale67.00
Good
Small Square——6.10–7.00/bale202.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——7.00–7.40/bale47.00
Good
Small Square——5.80/bale26.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——60/bale2.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——31/bale12.00
Round——26–31/bale17.00
Small Square——3.00–4.20/bale65.00
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.