Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2022-02-21

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Feb 21
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
10 ton sold · 22 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa and grass sold on a light test with a weak undertone noted. Straw sold steady. Buyer attendance and demand was good.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round135/ton10.00
Premium
Large Round177.50–187.50/ton47.00
Large Square 3x4182.50/ton24.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round190–205/ton84.00
Supreme
Large Round132.50–232.50/ton85.00
Large Square 3x4207.50/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round157.50–165.00/ton68.00
Medium Square 3x3162.50/ton18.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round157.50–160.00/ton57.00
Large Square 3x4160/ton21.00
Premium
Large Round167.50/ton25.00
Large Square 3x4180.00–182.50/ton55.00
Medium Square 3x3165/ton22.00
Supreme
Large Round210/ton24.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3135/ton19.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square70.00–122.50/ton115.00
Round110/ton18.00
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.