Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-09-25

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Sep 25
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares sold 2.25 to 3.50 per bale lower. Hays in comparable large packages sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade was active with soft demand.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round60/bale7.00
Small Square3.00–4.50/bale185.00
Fair/Good
Small Square2.00–2.75/bale101.00
Premium
Small Square5.00–5.50/bale112.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x490–95/bale20.00
Small Square5.50/bale18.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x375/bale4.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square5.00–5.50/bale147.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square4/bale41.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round5–20/bale17.00
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.