Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2024-02-05

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Feb 5
● As filed30 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in large packages sold 11.00 to 35.00 lower. Hays in small squares sold mostly .75 to 2.25 lower. Wheat straw in small squares sold .50 higher. Wheat straw in large packages, compared to recent sales sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on a much larger offering.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round110/bale2.00
Small Square7.00–15.25/bale206.00
Large Square 3x4100/bale8.00
Medium Square 3x385–125/bale22.00
Fair/Good
Small Square4.25/bale26.00
Good
Small Square6.00–8.75/bale425.00
Medium Square 3x380–100/bale40.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round100–105/bale12.00
Small Square6.75/bale15.00
Good/Premium
Small Square 3 Tie7/bale44.00
Medium Square 3x395–125/bale8.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round80/bale6.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round80/bale3.00
Small Square3.50–5.25/bale185.00
Good
Large Round70–125/bale34.00
Small Square5.25–6.50/bale246.00
Medium Round100/bale2.00
Good/Premium
Small Square9.25/bale44.00
Fair
Small Square4/bale30.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round105–110/bale8.00
Small Square4.50–7.50/bale280.00
Medium Square 3x390–95/bale16.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square7.25/bale16.00
Medium Square 3x3105/bale6.00
Good
Medium Square 3x390/bale6.00
Large Round100/bale2.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square40/bale4.00
Round25–40/bale16.00
Small Square3.00–4.75/bale314.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round27.50/bale4.00
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.