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Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Monday)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Jul 13
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3652

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 525 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Jul 6) · 0 ton a year ago (Jul 7).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, prices for comparable hays in small squares mixed, from 1.75 lower to .50 higher. comparable hays in large packages sold 18.00 higher. No straw offered today. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round65/bale2.00
Good
Medium Square 3x330–35/bale10.00
Small Square2.00–3.50/bale70.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x390–105/bale6.00
Small Square4.75–7.00/bale175.00
Medium Square 2x375/bale9.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round60/bale7.00
Medium Round55/bale3.00
Premium
Small Square5.75/bale35.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square3.25/bale15.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square1.25–5.75/bale193.00
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.