Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2024-01-15

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jan 15
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares sold .75 to 3.00 per bale higher. Comparable hays in large packages traded steady to 5.75to as much as 32.00 higher. Wheat straw in small squares sold 4.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on a light supply on a frigid day.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3105–155/bale10.00
Small Square10/bale12.00
Good
Small Square8.00–9.25/bale52.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3110/bale6.00
Good
Medium Square 3x395/bale6.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3145–150/bale5.00
Good
Small Square10/bale17.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x390/bale9.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3130/bale1.00
Small Square13.75/bale14.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square6.50–7.25/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.