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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 5
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, comparative hays in small squares sold .25 to 1.00 higher with instances up to 2.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on yet a moderate size offering.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round54–56/bale11.00
Small Square4.75–5.75/bale57.00
Fair/Good
Medium Round22/bale10.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x380–100/bale10.00
Small Square6.25/bale100.00
Good
Small Square5.50–6.00/bale35.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x385/bale6.00
Supreme
Small Square8.50/bale25.00
Good
Small Square5.75–7.50/bale100.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x347.50/bale12.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x350/bale6.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square4.75/bale50.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square7.25/bale30.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.75–5.25/bale130.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square2.00–2.25/bale40.00
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.