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 Round——60/bale8.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——61–68/bale74.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——79–82/bale34.00
Good
Large Round——57–66/bale66.00
Small Square——5.10–6.80/bale150.00
Medium Round——56/bale11.00
Fair/Good
Small Square——5.90/bale20.00
Medium Round——40/bale7.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——59–67/bale17.00
Small Square——7/bale125.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——116–121/bale56.00
Small Square——7.90/bale25.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square——7.50–7.60/bale31.00
Good
Small Square——6.10–7.00/bale149.00
Small Square——5.20–5.30/bale40.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square——7.30–7.80/bale40.00
Premium
Small Square——8.20/bale20.00

Canary Reed

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——59/bale5.00

Clover

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——62/bale4.00

Alfalfa/Oat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——62/bale29.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——30–35/bale29.00
Small Square——2.60–3.70/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.