Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2022-12-03

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Dec 3
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
10 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First sale of the fall 2022- spring 2023 Hay Auction Season. Trade was active with very good demand on a light supply.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round45–81/bale69.00
Medium Round50–71/bale24.00
Small Square5.00–7.20/bale172.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x442–46/bale10.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x382–87/bale36.00
Small Square6.90/bale25.00
Good/Premium
Small Square7.20–7.50/bale95.00
Supreme
Small Square12.60–13.60/bale54.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x382/bale38.00
Small Square6.70–7.50/bale150.00
Premium
Small Square8.00–8.30/bale50.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square5.10–6.70/bale259.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square60/bale10.00
Round32/bale9.00
Small Square5/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.