Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Sat - Seasonal)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Nov 17
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3872

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 498 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Oct 18) · 0 ton a year ago (Nov 16).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, comparable hays in large packages sold mostly 4.00 to 7.50 per bale higher. Comparable hays in small squares sold mostly .65 to 1.25 higher. No comparable straw sold today. Trade was active with good demand.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round40/bale8.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round80/bale8.00
Medium Square 3x360/bale4.00
Fair
Large Round10/bale14.00
Fair/Good
Large Round20/bale4.00
Small Square1.25–2.00/bale72.00
Good
Large Round30–50/bale21.00
Small Square3.00–4.25/bale100.00
Good/Premium
Small Square4.75/bale18.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3100/bale3.00
Good/Premium
Small Square5.25/bale20.00
Premium
Small Square6.50–7.25/bale54.00
Good
Small Square4.00–4.50/bale120.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square2.75/bale27.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square4/bale25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square15/bale4.00
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.