Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2024-02-17

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Feb 17
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Madison County, active trade with good demand on a smaller offering as compared to one week ago. Overall offering trading mixed with large package better grade hay trading lower 11.00 with better grade small package hay trading higher 1.00-2.00. Large package straw traded steady with small package straw trading mostly steady to 0.50 higher.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round72–82/bale35.00
Good/Premium
Large Round91–100/bale33.00
Small Square7.20–9.00/bale229.00
Medium Square 3x385–125/bale137.00
Premium
Small Square11.10–11.40/bale52.00
Medium Square 3x3140/bale20.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round30–45/bale83.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round26/bale4.00
Good
Large Round56–65/bale46.00
Good/Premium
Large Round82–87/bale28.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square6.10/bale50.00
Premium
Small Square7.00–8.10/bale127.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x340/bale14.00
Good
Small Square4.70–5.10/bale100.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x351–56/bale32.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x390/bale6.00
Fair
Large Round36/bale6.00
Good
Large Round88/bale15.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x436/bale32.00
N/A
Large Square21–45/bale40.00
Small Square4.10–4.30/bale120.00

Rye Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x342/bale27.00
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.