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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 15
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
7 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in small squares sold .50 to 2.25 lower. Comparable hays in large packages sold 10.00 to 13.00 lower. Wheat straw in small squares sold .25 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round60/bale9.00
Premium
Small Square9/bale30.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round110/bale15.00
Good
Large Round75/bale7.00
Small Square4.25–5.00/bale140.00
Premium
Small Square9.25/bale25.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3115–140/bale10.00
Fair/Good
Small Square4.25/bale7.00
Premium
Small Square9.50/bale14.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x310/bale18.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square5.75–6.75/bale294.00
Premium
Small Square8.50–11.75/bale60.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6.75–7.25/bale69.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square6.50–7.25/bale30.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square7.75–8.00/bale35.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4.25/bale56.00
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.