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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jun 19
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, small squares of comparable hays sold mostly higher, because good quality hays last week were in the lower end of the good grade and in the higher end this week. Large packages of hay traded steady to slightly higher. No straw offered the past few weeks for a price comparison to the straw offering this week. Trade was active with good demand on a light offering.

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round95/bale4.00
Small Square4.75/bale10.00
Premium
Small Square6.25–8.50/bale164.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round85/bale7.00
Medium Round35/bale2.00
Medium Square 3x387.50/bale18.00
Small Square3.75–5.25/bale274.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x480–95/bale18.00
Fair/Good
Small Square3/bale22.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square6.75/bale5.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square2.00–3.50/bale129.00
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.