Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-04-17

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 17
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares sold mostly .50 to 1.25 per bale. Comparable hays in large packages sold 15.00 to 30.00 higher. Wheat straw sold 2.50 per bale in small squares higher and 15.00 higher in large packages. Trade was active with good demand on a light supply.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round40/bale10.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round70/bale11.00
Small Square4.50–5.00/bale150.00
Medium Square 3x375–85/bale16.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6.25/bale64.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x360/bale11.00
Small Square6.25/bale55.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x395/bale1.00
Small Square5.00–8.25/bale190.00
Premium/Supreme
Small Square11.25/bale15.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x380/bale6.00
Small Square7.25/bale27.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x360/bale2.00
Small Square8.75/bale20.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square4.25–5.00/bale74.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square35/bale2.00
Round30/bale3.00
Small Square3.75–5.00/bale78.00
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.