Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2022-01-24

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Jan 24
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 ton sold · 57 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the market was mostly steady across the board, but there was an undertone of alfalfa trending slightly higher. Demand was light on a light supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round177.50–187.50/ton135.00
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3192.50/ton1.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round125–145/ton106.00
Good/Premium
Large Round165–170/ton54.00
Large Square 3x4150/ton27.00
Premium
Large Round177.50–190.00/ton106.00
Large Square 3x4192.50–197.50/ton48.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square70–120/ton80.00
Round117.50/ton21.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round45/ton25.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round60/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.