Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2020-02-17

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Feb 17
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 32 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes generally steady on light test with fair quality. Alfalfa 5%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 19%; Grass 41%;Mixed Grass 6%; Wheat Hay 5%; Millet 11%; Oat 6%; Teff 7%.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round80/ton21.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round82.50/ton52.00
Good
Large Square 3x4150/ton22.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round92.50–107.50/ton41.00
Small Square125/ton2.00
Utility
Large Round60–80/ton122.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round55.00–57.50/ton45.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3145/ton24.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Medium Square 3x370/ton23.00

Teff

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round87.50/ton27.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round110/ton20.00
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.