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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jul 29
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A light run today saw comparable hays in small squares selling .75 to 1.00 higher. Hays in large packages sold mixed from 3.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Wheat straw in small squares sold .50 higher. Trade was active with moderate demand.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round70/bale3.00
Premium
Small Square4.75/bale17.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round30/bale9.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round50/bale10.00
Premium
Small Square4.00–4.75/bale51.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square3.25–3.50/bale71.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square1.25/bale25.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square1.50–1.75/bale43.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square10/bale1.00
Small Square1.50/bale23.00
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.