Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2019-11-04

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Nov 4
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
500 ton sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First Monday sale, no comparable prices. This weeks offering consisted of: Alfalfa 31%; Alfalfa/Mixed Grass 5%; Mixed Grass 49%; Oat Hay 5%; Red Clover 5%; Wheat Straw 5%

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round122.50–125.00/ton44.00
Good
Large Round127.50–140.00/ton95.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4245/ton25.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round120/ton25.00

Clover

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round75/ton25.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round90.00–122.50/ton147.00
Good
Large Round130.00–152.50/ton66.00
Utility
Large Round15/ton47.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round87.50/ton26.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round80/ton27.00
Source: USDA AMS · St Joseph, MO. 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.