Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2022-01-31

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Jan 31
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
21 ton sold · 135 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold on a light test with a weak undertone noted. Grass sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Straw and corn stalks sold steady. Demand was moderate.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round177.50/ton27.00
Large Square 3x4175/ton24.00
Premium
Large Round180.00–182.50/ton104.00
Medium Square 3x3182.50/ton21.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3210/ton28.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round120–125/ton49.00
Fair/Good
Large Round140/ton55.00
Good
Large Round147.50–155.00/ton132.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round195.00–197.50/ton68.00
Premium
Large Round177.50–182.50/ton77.00
Large Square 3x4190/ton24.00
Medium Square 3x3180/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round157.50–167.50/ton104.00
Large Square 3x4160–165/ton67.00
Medium Square 3x3175/ton44.00
Supreme
Large Square 3x4207.50/ton25.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round172.50/ton26.00
Large Square 3x4175/ton24.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square100.00–122.50/ton83.00
Round115–120/ton40.00
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.