Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2024-03-23

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Mar 23
● As filed32 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Great attendance for a chilly Saturday morning down in Madison County; driving prices higher with a good to very good demand on a moderate offering. Small package better grade hay traded higher $1.50. Large package better grade hay traded higher $20-25. Small package wheat straw traded higher .60 cents.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——95/bale20.00
Small Square——7.80/bale50.00
Good
Large Round——57.50/bale10.00
Large Round——87/bale19.00
Medium Square 3x3——110–119/bale19.00
Premium
Large Round——108/bale23.00
Small Square——8.30–10.20/bale167.00
Medium Square 3x3——125–126/bale93.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——67–82/bale56.00
Small Square——6.70/bale24.00
Premium
Small Square——7.90–8.10/bale99.00
Large Round——94/bale15.00
Good
Small Square——4.10–5.90/bale76.00
Large Round——56/bale10.00
Large Round——46–65/bale66.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——40–43/bale15.00
Large Round——23/bale11.00

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——112/bale26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——8.20/bale25.00
Good
Small Square——6.00–6.60/bale50.00
Medium Square 3x3——63–74/bale66.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——5.70–6.00/bale128.00
Premium
Small Square——7.60–8.80/bale316.00
Large Round——95/bale15.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——66–90/bale31.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square——7.20–7.60/bale52.00
Premium
Small Square——10.00–10.40/bale50.00

Clover

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——28/bale3.00

Alfalfa/Oat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——40.00–42.50/bale18.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——11/bale7.00
Small Square——3.60–4.50/bale509.00
Small Square——3/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.