Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2022-02-07

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Feb 7
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
23 ton sold · 27 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold steady to 2.00 higher while grass sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Straw sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——180.00–187.50/ton210.00
Large Square 3x4——185/ton27.00
Pellets 17% Dehydrated——180/ton30.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——202.50/ton34.00
Medium Square 3x3——202.50/ton26.00
Supreme
Large Round——212.50/ton33.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——175.00–177.50/ton87.00
Large Square 3x4——177.50/ton23.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——147.50–157.50/ton117.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——160–165/ton134.00
Medium Square 3x3——160/ton24.00
Premium
Large Round——172.50/ton27.00
Fair
Large Round——120/ton24.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——142.50/ton74.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——110/ton28.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——60.00–127.50/ton51.00
Round——107.50–122.50/ton53.00
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.