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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, May 29
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at the Arthur Sale Barn, the annual Memorial Day Hay and Livestock Sale was well attended driving active trade with moderate demand for a moderate offering of small package hays. Small package, better grade hay trading lower 0.60, with most small package hay trading mostly steady as compared to a week ago. Large package hays traded mostly steady on a small offering.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round65/bale2.00
Small Square5.25/bale30.00
Good
Large Round42.50–52.50/bale6.00
Medium Round40/bale3.00
Small Square4–5/bale373.00
Premium
Small Square7.50/bale53.00
Fair/Good
Small Square3.25–3.75/bale209.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round60/bale6.00
Medium Square 3x370/bale6.00
Small Square4.50–5.25/bale182.00
Fair/Good
Medium Round40/bale2.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3110/bale4.00
Small Square9/bale40.00
Good/Premium
Small Square5.75–6.75/bale250.00
Fair
Small Square3/bale36.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Small Square4.75/bale20.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6.75/bale20.00
Medium Square 3x3100/bale4.00
Good
Medium Square 3x390/bale4.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square4.75/bale5.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square2.50/bale12.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4/bale20.00
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.