USDA Bethalto, IL Hay Auction 02/22 16:00
02/22/2026 | 4:00 pm CST USDA Bethalto, IL Hay Auction 02/22 16:00
AMS_3660
Madison County Ag Auction
Released on February 22, 2026
Today in Madison county, small package better grade hay traded higher 2.00 with
large package hay trading mostly steady as compared to one week ago. Small
package straw traded higher 2.00 with large package straw trading mostly
steady. Well attended auction, active trade on good demand.
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Round 11 21.0 21
Alfalfa Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Round 22 41.0 41
Medium Square 3x3 50 64.0 64
Small Square 100 5.4-5.9 5.55
Large Square 3x4 4 80.0 80
Timothy Grass Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Round 18 46.0 46
Mixed Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Round 30 41.0-60.0 47.33
Small Square 50 6.8-7.0 6.9
Mixed Grass Fair Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Round 5 11.0 11
Mixed Grass Fair/Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Round 63 16.0 16
Orchard Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Medium Square 2x3 61 47.0 47
Oat Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 25 5.5 5.5
Orchard Grass Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 50 4.7-6.1 5.4
Medium Square 3x3 28 65.0 65
Grass Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 300 4.3-7.0 5.97
Medium Square 3x3 36 55.0 55
Mixed Grass Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 250 4.1-5.1 4.74
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 75 5.7-6.1 5.83
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 25 3.0 3
Large Round 9 21.0 21
Alfalfa Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 75 10.1-10.4 10.2
Medium Square 3x3 21 73.0 73
Small Square 18 12.1 12.1
Large Round 40 60.0-79.0 69.7
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 100 5.1-5.8 5.33
Medium Square 3x3 16 74.0 74
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 76 5.8-6.1 6
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 279 2.6-4.2 3.41
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Fair/Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 22 2.0 2
Clover Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Square 3x4 12 16.0 16
Fescue Grass Fair/Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Medium Round 33 6.0 6
Grass Fair/Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Medium Square 3x3 30 21.0-25.0 22.07
Large Round 41 20.0-26.0 22.49
Mixed Grass Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Round 138 21.0-34.0 27.74
Mixed Grass Utility/Fair Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Round 2 5.0 5
Clover/Grass Mix Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Round 2 21.0 21
Grass Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Large Round 22 27.0 27
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Straw Conventional
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Wheat Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Round 59 21.0-22.0 21.19
Small Square 313 3.4-22.0 5.26
Triticale Per Bale
Qty Price Range Avg Price
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Small Square 25 4.7 4.7
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