Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2021-03-15

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 15
● As filed9 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
83 ton sold · 90 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the sale was smaller today, and not enough to to see a true testing. Alfalfa 15%; Grass 42%; Corn Stalk 13%; Wheat 9%; Millet 21%.

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round40/ton68.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square55/ton25.00
Round82.50/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round92.50–110.00/ton110.00
Good
Large Round125/ton26.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round85.00–87.50/ton92.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round90/ton71.00
Medium Square 3x390/ton44.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round122.50–127.50/ton83.00
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.