Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2023-12-09

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Dec 9
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Madison county, high grade small package alfalfa traded lower 2.50 with high grade large package alfalfa trading higher 11.00 on light test. Mid-grade, small package hays traded mostly steady with a lower undertone, with large package mid grade hays trading lower 6.00-14.00. A light offering of small package wheat straw traded lower .50-.80. Large package wheat straw trading steady as compared to a week ago. Today's offering was met was good demand and active trade.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——83–85/bale36.00
Good
Large Round——60–71/bale50.00
Small Square——5.60–6.90/bale230.00
Medium Square 3x3——55–56/bale18.00
Medium Round——65/bale12.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——36–50/bale46.00
Small Square——4/bale28.00
Medium Round——46/bale7.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——65–76/bale32.00
Small Square——6.90–7.10/bale60.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——101/bale10.00

Clover

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——25/bale14.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——92/bale10.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——7.10–7.80/bale85.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——98/bale12.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——7.00–7.30/bale248.00
Medium Square 3x3——118/bale59.00
Supreme
Small Square——7.50–7.60/bale43.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——85–91/bale70.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——6/bale25.00

Rye Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Round——39/bale6.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——27/bale17.00
Small Square——2.60–3.80/bale95.00
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.