Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-07-17

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jul 17
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares traded steady to, in some cases, 1.25 lower. High quality hays in large packages sold 10.00 higher. Wheat straw in small squares sold 2.50 lower, with a much larger supply. Trade was active with mostly good demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round90/bale5.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6.50/bale45.00
Supreme
Small Square16/bale14.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round110–115/bale6.00
Medium Square 3x3115/bale6.00
Good
Small Square5/bale25.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6/bale35.00

Canary Reed

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x355–80/bale14.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square4.25/bale34.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square5.25/bale22.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round17.50/bale2.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square2–3/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.