Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2020-03-09

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 9
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 28 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The sale was light with little interest from buyers, and saw a weaker market for the day.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round80/ton18.00
Medium Square 3x387.50/ton22.00
Fair/Good
Large Round100/ton9.00
Good
Large Round140/ton22.00
Good/Premium
Large Round155/ton25.00
Utility
Large Round40/ton17.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round72.50–75.00/ton103.00
Large Square 3x480/ton23.00
Medium Square 3x377.50/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round65/ton17.00
Fair
Large Round85/ton27.00
Good
Large Round125/ton5.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round30/ton23.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round85–90/ton50.00
Good/Premium
Large Round165/ton23.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35/ton21.00
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.