Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2023-12-26

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Tue, Dec 26
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares and large packages traded mostly steady. Wheat straw in small squares sold 1.25 lower, while 5.00 higher in large rounds. Trade was active with good demand on another light supply the day after Christmas.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round95/bale10.00
Fair/Good
Medium Round65/bale4.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3145–150/bale12.00
Premium
Small Square5.50/bale37.00
Small Square6.75–7.50/bale84.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Round75/bale8.00
Good
Medium Square 3x390–100/bale8.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round100/bale2.00
Premium
Small Square7.50/bale12.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square8.00–8.25/bale24.00

Canary Reed

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square8/bale20.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square30/bale3.00
Round25/bale6.00
Small Square2.75/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.