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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 1
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparable hays in small squares traded steady to 1.50 lower. Hays in large packages sold 10.00 to 30.00 lower. Wheat straw in small squares sold 1.75 lower per bale. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round80–85/bale4.00
Medium Square 3x370–75/bale7.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Round85/bale8.00
Small Square6.75/bale44.00
Good
Small Square5.25–5.50/bale90.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3130–135/bale9.00
Small Square9.50–11.75/bale34.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x395–100/bale13.00
Premium
Small Square12/bale14.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square6.25–7.00/bale50.00
Good
Small Square6.00–6.25/bale56.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square12/bale6.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6.75–9.00/bale163.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square19/bale10.00
Small Square2.25–3.00/bale175.00
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.