Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Sat - Seasonal)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 31
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3872

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 717 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Mar 24) · 0 ton a year ago (Mar 31).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sold much lower. Comparable large packages sold 20.00 to almost 30.00 lower. Comparable hays in small squares sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. One lot of Wheat straw in small squares sold 1.25 lower. Trade was active with soft demand.

Oat

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

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round35/bale10.00
Small Square5.00–7.75/bale125.00
Medium Square 3x340/bale2.00
Good
Medium Square 3x320/bale8.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round1/bale2.00
Good
Large Round10/bale11.00
Large Square 3x410/bale3.00
Small Square1.25–1.75/bale121.00
Good/Premium
Small Square3.75/bale21.00
Medium Square 3x325–35/bale8.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x340/bale6.00
Small Square3.00–5.50/bale154.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square3–5/bale130.00
Good
Small Square2/bale20.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square1.50–1.75/bale90.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x325/bale2.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square1/bale11.00
Small Square1.75/bale20.00
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.