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 Round——172.50/ton22.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——220–240/ton247.00
Large Square 3x4——225.00–247.50/ton106.00
Supreme
Large Round——245–260/ton308.00
Medium Square 3x3——280/ton25.00
Premium
Large Round——212.50/ton23.00
Large Square 3x4——195/ton25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——182.50/ton13.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——160–185/ton429.00
Large Square 3x4——155/ton22.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——205–220/ton48.00
Large Round——220–245/ton88.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——195/ton26.00
Large Round——187.50–210.00/ton322.00
Fair
Large Round——140/ton25.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4——200/ton24.00
Large Round——230/ton22.00
Good
Large Round——172.50–185.00/ton69.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——195/ton19.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——170/ton26.00
Round——167.50/ton17.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——67.50/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.