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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jul 22
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparable hays in large packages sold 2.00 to 15.00 lower. Comparable hays in small squares sold 2.00 to 2.75 lower. Wheat straw in small squares sold .60 lower. a larger offering saw active trade with soft demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round45–50/bale8.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x315/bale10.00
Small Square1.00–1.25/bale100.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6.25/bale61.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round10/bale4.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round10–25/bale35.00
Small Square0.50–2.50/bale247.00
Medium Square 3x330–50/bale22.00
Fair
Small Square0.50/bale110.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x360/bale12.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round60/bale3.00
Small Square6.75–8.50/bale35.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x310–15/bale68.00
Good/Premium
Small Square3.75–5.25/bale207.00
Good
Small Square2.25/bale51.00
Medium Square 3x320/bale10.00
Medium Square 3x330/bale1.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square0.50/bale47.00
Premium
Small Square4.25/bale20.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square1/bale75.00
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.