Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2023-02-18

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Feb 18
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Madison county, a moderate, good quality offering was met with good to strong demand with small package hay trading higher .60 - 1.00. Large package hay trading mostly steady with an offering of higher grade alfalfa trading higher 15.00. Western state demand continues to be high.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round85–87/bale25.00
Medium Square 3x388–94/bale48.00
Premium
Small Square7.80–8.60/bale241.00
Premium/Supreme
Small Square9.20–12.20/bale75.00
Good
Medium Square 3x377/bale12.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round53/bale7.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round55/bale7.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round80–81/bale37.00
Small Square6.00–6.70/bale375.00
Medium Square 3x375/bale24.00
Fair
Large Round51/bale3.00
Fair/Good
Small Square4.60/bale16.00
Small Square5.10–5.70/bale112.00
Large Round57–64/bale51.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x391/bale10.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round74/bale10.00
Premium
Small Square7.60–9.10/bale140.00
Medium Square 3x3132/bale68.00

Alfalfa/Wheat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square5.10/bale80.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square8.10–8.50/bale118.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square6.00–6.50/bale66.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round31–37/bale26.00
Small Square2.00–3.60/bale269.00
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.