Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2022-12-05

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 5
● As filed15 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 sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, and grass sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Corn stalks sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher, while wheat straw sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Buyer demand and attendance was moderate.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round232.50–242.50/ton211.00
Supreme
Large Round250–255/ton83.00
Large Square 3x4252.50–270.00/ton102.00
Premium
Large Round217.50–225.00/ton29.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round147.50/ton10.00
Good
Large Round170–190/ton241.00
Good/Premium
Large Round197.50–220.00/ton156.00
Large Square 3x4202.50/ton25.00
Premium
Large Round227.50–245.00/ton115.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round237.50/ton21.00
Medium Square 3x3237.50–240.00/ton48.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square157.50–175.00/ton91.00
Round157.50/ton21.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round72.50–80.00/ton39.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round135/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.