Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Sat - Seasonal)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, May 19
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3872

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 325 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (May 12) · 0 ton a year ago (May 19).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported Arthur hay sale, comparable hays in small squares sold .75 to 3.00 lower. Hays in large packages traded steady to 20.00 higher. Trade was active to good demand.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round30/bale45.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Round27.50–30.00/bale12.00
Small Square2.75/bale94.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x367.50/bale12.00
Small Square5–6/bale60.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x330/bale12.00
Small Square2.25/bale19.00
Premium
Small Square4.00–4.50/bale41.00
Medium Square 2x342.50/bale18.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square3.00–3.50/bale12.00
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.