Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2021-02-22

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Feb 22
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
117 ton sold · 25 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week both hay and straw sold a little stronger across the board for the day. Alfalfa 22%; Grass 51%; Wheat 7%; Corn Stalk 14%; Millet 3%; Oats 3%.

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round40/ton90.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round77.50–85.00/ton43.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round92.50–102.50/ton220.00
Fair/Good
Large Round112.50–115.00/ton49.00
Good
Large Round135/ton20.00
Utility
Large Round77.50/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round90/ton29.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round117.50/ton27.00
Good
Large Round135–150/ton117.00
Premium/Supreme
Small Square205/ton4.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round75/ton23.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Medium Square 3x387.50/ton22.00
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.