Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2023-03-11

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Mar 11
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Madison county, small package hays traded mostly steady with some better grades trading higher .30. Large package, higher grade hays traded steady with lessor grades trading lower 10.00-20.00. Demand was moderate on small package hay with moderate to good demand on large packages.

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round60/bale8.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round61–68/bale74.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round79–82/bale34.00
Good
Large Round57–66/bale66.00
Small Square5.10–6.80/bale150.00
Medium Round56/bale11.00
Fair/Good
Small Square5.90/bale20.00
Medium Round40/bale7.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round59–67/bale17.00
Small Square7/bale125.00
Good/Premium
Large Round116–121/bale56.00
Small Square7.90/bale25.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square7.50–7.60/bale31.00
Good
Small Square6.10–7.00/bale149.00
Small Square5.20–5.30/bale40.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square7.30–7.80/bale40.00
Premium
Small Square8.20/bale20.00

Canary Reed

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round59/bale5.00

Clover

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round62/bale4.00

Alfalfa/Oat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x362/bale29.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square30–35/bale29.00
Small Square2.60–3.70/bale332.00
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.