Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Sat - Seasonal)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 14
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3872

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 588 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Apr 7) · 0 ton a year ago (Apr 14).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hay was much higher today. Comparable hays in small squares sold 1.60 to 2.50 higher. Comparable hays in large packages sold 20.00 to 32.50 higher per bale. No Wheat straw was offered today. Trade was active with good demand.

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round50/bale12.00
Small Square2.75–3.00/bale144.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Round45/bale6.00
Medium Square 2x340/bale6.00
Good
Medium Round35/bale14.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x365/bale6.00
Good
Small Square3.50–3.75/bale151.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x310/bale6.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x370/bale6.00
Small Square6.25/bale10.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square5.25–6.75/bale105.00
Medium Square 3x370–85/bale6.00
Good
Medium Square 3x335–50/bale8.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x320/bale6.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square3.00–3.25/bale102.00
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.