Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-08-28

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Aug 28
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Hays in large packages sold lower. Hays in small squares sold mixed, but mostly steady. Wheat straw in small squares sold 1.00 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round75/bale1.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round70–80/bale13.00
Large Square 3x475–80/bale20.00
Small Square5.25–5.75/bale128.00
Good/Premium
Small Square5.25–6.00/bale95.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round55–60/bale14.00
Large Square 3x450/bale3.00
Small Square2.75–5.00/bale165.00
Fair/Good
Small Square2.25Per Acre21.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x340/bale12.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6.25/bale72.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square7.00–7.25/bale100.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square2.50–4.50/bale200.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square2.50–3.75/bale65.00
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.