Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2019-11-18

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Nov 18
● As filed8 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
389 ton sold · 313 ton a year ago (Nov 18).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The market was steady. Alfalfa 34%; Alfalfa/Mixed Grass 1%; Mixed Grass 59%; Wheat Straw 6%.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round120/ton23.00
Good
Large Round125–130/ton92.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4260/ton25.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3232.50/ton2.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round95–125/ton93.00
Good
Large Round135–145/ton66.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round75–90/ton88.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round125/ton24.00
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.