Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2023-03-04

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Mar 4
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, hays in small squares sold .50 to 1.50 higher. Hays in large packages sold mostly 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Heavy rain and wind contributed to the lower supply today.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——76–78/bale10.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——128/bale4.00
Medium Square 3x3——125/bale3.00
Small Square——7.80–8.10/bale150.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——76–83/bale37.00
Medium Round——66/bale8.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——71–80/bale43.00
Large Round——51/bale10.00
Medium Round——51–67/bale21.00
Small Square——5.10–6.10/bale98.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Small Square——2.10–3.00/bale99.00
Good
Small Square——4.40–5.20/bale95.00
Small Square——4/bale33.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——100–115/bale63.00
Small Square——8.30–8.50/bale79.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——30/bale27.00
Round——31/bale20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——26–30/bale8.00
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.