Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-07-03

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jul 3
● As filed14 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 .25 to 1.00 higher per bale. Hays in large packages sold 12.00 to as much as 45.00 higher. A large supply of Wheat straw sold 2.50 per bale lower. Trade was active with good demand, especially on the large packages of hay.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round80/bale1.00
Small Square5.50/bale50.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3160/bale8.00
Small Square5.00–5.75/bale71.00
Small Square8/bale11.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round95/bale8.00
Small Square4.50–5.25/bale105.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round95/bale3.00
Good/Premium
Small Square7–8/bale80.00
Premium
Small Square9–10/bale84.00

Canary Reed

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x390/bale14.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square4.75/bale80.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square5.00–6.25/bale110.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square2.25–3.75/bale335.00
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.