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 Round180.00–187.50/ton210.00
Large Square 3x4185/ton27.00
Pellets 17% Dehydrated180/ton30.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round202.50/ton34.00
Medium Square 3x3202.50/ton26.00
Supreme
Large Round212.50/ton33.00
Good/Premium
Large Round175.00–177.50/ton87.00
Large Square 3x4177.50/ton23.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round147.50–157.50/ton117.00
Good/Premium
Large Round160–165/ton134.00
Medium Square 3x3160/ton24.00
Premium
Large Round172.50/ton27.00
Fair
Large Round120/ton24.00
Fair/Good
Large Round142.50/ton74.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square110/ton28.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square60.00–127.50/ton51.00
Round107.50–122.50/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.