Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2019-11-25

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Nov 25
● As filed9 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
684 ton sold · 389 ton a year ago (Nov 25).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The market was steady. Alfalfa 44%; Alfalfa/Mixed Grass 7%; Grass 41%; Wheat Straw 5%.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round110–155/ton293.00
Good/Premium
Large Round170/ton23.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round65/ton24.00
Large Square 3x480/ton23.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round80.00–107.50/ton161.00
Good
Large Round120–130/ton59.00
Large Square 3x4132.50–135.00/ton78.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round40/ton23.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round50–115/ton37.00
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.