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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jul 8
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to a week ago, better grade small package hays traded higher 1.00 with larger package better grade hay trading mostly steady, to lower 5.00 on a limited offering with moderate demand.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round50–70/bale23.00
Medium Square 3x365/bale5.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x320–30/bale6.00
Small Square3.50/bale35.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x375/bale1.00
Small Square6.00–6.25/bale60.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x320–35/bale8.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square7/bale20.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square6.75–9.25/bale89.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Small Square1.00–3.25/bale151.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square6.00–7.50/bale40.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square2–4/bale210.00
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.