Hay / Illinois / Madison County Ag Auction / 2024-12-14

Madison County Ag Auction

Illinois · Hay auction · Sat, Dec 14
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3660

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 518 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Dec 7) · 0 ton a year ago (Dec 16).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today in Madison county, heavy rain and high wind drove moderate demand on a light supply as compared to one week ago. Small package, better grade alfalfa traded higher 1.00 with most large package better grade hays trading within the range of one week ago, with some lots higher 7.00-10.00.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round30/bale17.00
Good
Large Round40/bale20.00
Large Square 3x441/bale21.00
Good/Premium
Large Round66/bale8.00
Small Square6.60–7.00/bale190.00
Large Square 3x461/bale57.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round55–61/bale50.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round21/bale14.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round22/bale10.00
Premium
Large Square 3x492/bale12.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x441–44/bale23.00
Large Round39–47/bale14.00
Fair/Good
Large Round21–34/bale80.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round11/bale2.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.90–11.00/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.