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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Oct 28
● As filed7 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 170 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Oct 21) · 0 ton a year ago (Oct 30).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in large packages traded steady to 20.00 lower. Comparable hays in small squares sold .20 to 2.00 lower. Wheat straw in small squares sold 1.50 higher. Trade was active with moderate to good demand on a light offering.

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round65/bale7.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3100/bale4.00
Supreme
Small Square6.75–7.25/bale30.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x375/bale4.00
Good
Small Square3.50–6.25/bale120.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x385/bale5.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4/bale30.00
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.