Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2022-11-28

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Nov 28
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
13 ton sold · 54 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold steady to 2.00 lower, while grass sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Straw overall sold higher. Buyer demand and attendance was good for a heavy sale supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round172.50/ton22.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round220–240/ton247.00
Large Square 3x4225.00–247.50/ton106.00
Supreme
Large Round245–260/ton308.00
Medium Square 3x3280/ton25.00
Premium
Large Round212.50/ton23.00
Large Square 3x4195/ton25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round182.50/ton13.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round160–185/ton429.00
Large Square 3x4155/ton22.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3205–220/ton48.00
Large Round220–245/ton88.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4195/ton26.00
Large Round187.50–210.00/ton322.00
Fair
Large Round140/ton25.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4200/ton24.00
Large Round230/ton22.00
Good
Large Round172.50–185.00/ton69.00
Good/Premium
Large Round195/ton19.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square170/ton26.00
Round167.50/ton17.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round67.50/ton10.00
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.