Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-06-12

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jun 12
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, small squares of comparable hays sold .25 to 1.75 lower, with the exception of Alfalfa- Orchard selling .50 higher. Hays in large packages traded mostly steady. Again no straw was available this week. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round85–95/bale6.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round40–55/bale14.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6.50/bale25.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x480/bale10.00
Small Square2.75–3.50/bale300.00
Premium
Large Square 3x490–100/bale18.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square3.25–4.50/bale115.00
Small Square2.25–3.75/bale238.00
Good/Premium
Small Square5.00–6.75/bale111.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square6.25–6.50/bale57.00
Premium
Small Square7.00–7.25/bale82.00
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.