Hay / Illinois / Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday) / 2024-05-06

Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, May 6
● As filed9 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Premium quality hays in comparable small squares sold mostly 1.00 to 3.50 higher. Quality hays in large packages sold 5.00 lower. Wheat straw in small squares sold 2.50 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand. No new crop hay offered as yet.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round70–85/bale26.00
Small Square4.50–5.75/bale138.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round115/bale4.00
Good
Small Square4.50/bale28.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square6.25–7.00/bale52.00
Premium
Small Square7.75–8.75/bale153.00
Supreme
Small Square10.50/bale15.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square8.50–9.00/bale90.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square1.25–4.00/bale52.00
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.