Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2023-02-04

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Feb 4
● As filed27 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
8 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Madison county, large package premium hays trading higher 3.00-6.00 with small package premium hays trading higher .50-.75. Active trade with good demand for a quality offering.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round55–60/bale24.00
Small Square6.10–6.50/bale50.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6.40–6.70/bale75.00
Premium
Small Square7.10–8.30/bale200.00
Large Round90–116/bale21.00
Medium Square 3x3100–112/bale64.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x367/bale54.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round58–63/bale22.00
Large Round45/bale24.00
Small Square4.50/bale15.00
Good
Large Round53–75/bale102.00
Small Square6.00–6.70/bale223.00
Utility/Fair
Small Square1.10/bale15.00
Small Square2.10/bale113.00

Canary Reed

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round59/bale8.00

Clover

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round59/bale8.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square6.10–6.50/bale100.00
Large Square 4x46.30/bale20.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x390/bale25.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Small Square4.60/bale25.00
Good
Small Square6.10–6.70/bale185.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square7.70–8.40/bale150.00
Good
Small Square6.60–7.10/bale50.00
Fair/Good
Large Round36/bale11.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square46/bale3.00
Round21–40/bale48.00
Small Square3.00–4.10/bale329.00
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.