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

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 12
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
9 ton sold · 29 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, while grass sold sharply lower. Corn stalks sold 11.00 to 12.00 higher, while straw sold weak on a light test.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——225–235/ton71.00
Medium Square 3x3——230–235/ton52.00
Large Square 3x4——225/ton27.00
Supreme
Large Round——242.50–260.00/ton99.00
Medium Square 3x3——255/ton25.00
Large Square 3x4——237.50–245.00/ton54.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——190–210/ton53.00
Premium
Large Round——260/ton26.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——157.50/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——155/ton48.00
Premium
Large Round——195.00–227.50/ton218.00
Large Square 3x4——215.00–237.50/ton49.00
Utility
Large Round——100/ton9.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——175–190/ton201.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——140–150/ton145.00
Round——130–170/ton111.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——87.50/ton21.00
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.