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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Aug 26
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Arthur, a light summer offering drove good demand as producers continue to make room for new crop hay. Small package better grade hay traded mostly steady to higher 1.00. Large package hay as compared to the last two weeks also traded mostly steady, with a small lot of premium large square alfalfa trading at 100.00.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round40/bale16.00
Premium
Large Square 4x4100/bale8.00
Good/Premium
Small Square3.75–4.50/bale111.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round65/bale14.00
Small Square4.25–4.50/bale65.00
Good
Small Square3/bale16.00
Fair/Good
Small Square2.75–3.00/bale130.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round42–45/bale11.00
Small Square3.00–3.25/bale113.00
Large Square 3x435/bale4.00
Good/Premium
Large Round60–65/bale12.00
Utility
Large Round5/bale3.00
Small Square1/bale26.00
Fair
Small Square2/bale25.00
Fair/Good
Large Round25/bale7.00
Medium Square 3x325/bale24.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round45/bale3.00
Good/Premium
Small Square4.50–4.75/bale50.00

Fescue Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Small Square2.25/bale40.00
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.