Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2021-12-20

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 20
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
7 ton sold · 23 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold weak on a light test, while grass sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No comparison was available for straw. Rock Valley Hay Auction will have a normal schedule through the holidays coming up, with sales on Monday and Thursday each week.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round175.00–177.50/ton49.00
Premium
Large Round180.00–187.50/ton120.00
Medium Square 3x3187.50–190.00/ton47.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round210/ton10.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round150–155/ton65.00
Premium
Large Round175–185/ton52.00
Supreme
Large Round217.50–220.00/ton46.00
Utility
Large Round82.50/ton7.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4195/ton30.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3170/ton23.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square85–130/ton49.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round50–55/ton46.00
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.