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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Sep 11
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, prices for hay in large packages sold 8.00 to 21.00 lower. Comparable hays in small squares sold .50 to 2.75 lower per bale. Wheat straw in small squares traded steady in a light test. Trade was active with soft demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round65/bale6.00
Medium Square 3x355–60/bale20.00
Small Square4.25–5.00/bale149.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round35–45/bale13.00
Small Square3.00–3.50/bale42.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round70–75/bale7.00
Good
Small Square2.75–3.00/bale60.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x455/bale2.00
Small Square3.50/bale90.00
Medium Square 3x335–40/bale15.00
Premium
Large Square 3x470–75/bale18.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square4.50–6.75/bale132.00
Good
Small Square4/bale22.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square6.25/bale72.00
Good
Medium Square 3x330–35/bale8.00

Alfalfa Straw

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x310/bale8.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3/bale20.00
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.