Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-12-18

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 18
● As filed9 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a smaller supply saw , large packages of hay selling 15.00 lower to 22.00 higher, and in one case 95.00 higher. Comparable hays in small squares sold mostly steady to instances of 5.00 higher. Trade was active with very good demand.

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round95/bale6.00
Supreme
Small Square11.25/bale20.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round75/bale2.00
Small Square13.75/bale20.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3200/bale9.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x375–100/bale6.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square7.00–8.25/bale178.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round12.50–15.00/bale7.00
Small Square4/bale22.00
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.