Arthur Sale Barn Hay Auction (Sat - Seasonal)

Illinois · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 30
● As filed30 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3872

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 819 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Mar 21) · 0 ton a year ago (Mar 31).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today comparable hays sold mixed. Comparable hays in large packages sold 2.50 to 27.00 lower. Comparable hays in small squares sold from 2.00 lower to 1.13 higher. Wheat straw in small squares sold .90 lower. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round50/bale5.00
Medium Square 3x335/bale6.00
Medium Round17.50–20.00/bale15.00
Good/Premium
Large Round55–60/bale68.00
Small Square5/bale60.00
Premium
Small Square6.75/bale38.00
Fair/Good
Small Square3/bale10.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round55–65/bale16.00
Medium Square 3x365/bale8.00
Medium Round45–55/bale10.00
Good
Small Square5.00–5.25/bale60.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x382.50–90.00/bale14.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round40/bale7.00
Small Square4.25/bale25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round50–65/bale11.00
Medium Round55/bale6.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x375/bale6.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Round15/bale2.00
Good
Medium Round45/bale8.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x340/bale2.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x350/bale2.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square4.00–5.50/bale144.00
Medium Square 3x335/bale2.00
Good/Premium
Small Square4.50–6.50/bale162.00
Medium Square 3x360–65/bale16.00
Premium
Small Square7.50–9.25/bale106.00
Medium Square 3x380/bale8.00

Clover

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x355/bale2.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square27.50/bale2.00
Small Square5–6/bale37.00
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.