Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2020-12-07

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 7
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
19 ton sold · 26 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The sale today saw hay that was mostly steady but had poorer quality. Alfalfa 36%; Alfalfa/Grass 3%; Grass 51%; Rye Grass 7%; Corn Stalk 3%.

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round42.50/ton20.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round102.50/ton13.00
Fair/Good
Large Round117.50–122.50/ton56.00
Good
Large Round130–145/ton108.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round87.50/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x395/ton19.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round90.00–107.50/ton133.00
Fair/Good
Large Round115.00–122.50/ton104.00
Good/Premium
Large Round155/ton4.00
Utility
Large Round75/ton25.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round80.00–87.50/ton52.00

Rye Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round77.50/ton19.00
Large Square 4x470/ton23.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round75/ton16.00
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.