Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2024-02-03

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Feb 3
● As filed37 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Madison county, warmer weather drove the one of the largest offerings of the auction season. The large offering was met with a noticable increase in buyer attendance and particiaption. Good demand throughout the auction. Most small package hay traded steady, with better grade small package hay trading higher 1.00. Large package hay followed the same trend, trading mostly steady with better grade large package hay trading higher 5.00. The largest offering of wheat straw for the year traded mostly steady with several lots trading above 4.00.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round86/bale2.00
Small Square5.90–6.60/bale120.00
Medium Round66/bale1.00
Good/Premium
Large Round81–107/bale35.00
Small Square7.10–9.80/bale425.00
Small Square8.20–9.30/bale22.00
Medium Square 3x3120–125/bale120.00

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round89–91/bale26.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round56–58/bale23.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round17/bale17.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round61–74/bale64.00
Small Square4.20–5.60/bale95.00
Medium Square 3x371/bale3.00
Fair
Small Square2.90/bale25.00
Fair/Good
Small Square4.40/bale25.00
Medium Round56/bale15.00
Large Round51/bale14.00
Large Round47/bale10.00
Good/Premium
Small Square6.10–6.30/bale50.00
Large Round80–95/bale123.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square7.30/bale18.00
Large Round97/bale10.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Small Square2.30/bale20.00
Good
Small Square5.10–6.00/bale100.00
Fair/Good
Large Round40/bale9.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square7.50/bale24.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3126/bale84.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Small Square4.40–4.70/bale100.00
Small Square5.30/bale10.00
Medium Square 3x364/bale2.00
Good
Small Square6.10–7.00/bale100.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x385–101/bale54.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x356–57/bale24.00

Clover/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3102–115/bale56.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Round54/bale18.00
N/A
Small Square3.10–4.20/bale614.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Round33–35/bale14.00
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.