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 Round——232.50–242.50/ton211.00
Supreme
Large Round——250–255/ton83.00
Large Square 3x4——252.50–270.00/ton102.00
Premium
Large Round——217.50–225.00/ton29.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——147.50/ton10.00
Good
Large Round——170–190/ton241.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——197.50–220.00/ton156.00
Large Square 3x4——202.50/ton25.00
Premium
Large Round——227.50–245.00/ton115.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——237.50/ton21.00
Medium Square 3x3——237.50–240.00/ton48.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——157.50–175.00/ton91.00
Round——157.50/ton21.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——72.50–80.00/ton39.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——135/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.