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 Round225–235/ton71.00
Medium Square 3x3230–235/ton52.00
Large Square 3x4225/ton27.00
Supreme
Large Round242.50–260.00/ton99.00
Medium Square 3x3255/ton25.00
Large Square 3x4237.50–245.00/ton54.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round190–210/ton53.00
Premium
Large Round260/ton26.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round157.50/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round155/ton48.00
Premium
Large Round195.00–227.50/ton218.00
Large Square 3x4215.00–237.50/ton49.00
Utility
Large Round100/ton9.00
Good/Premium
Large Round175–190/ton201.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square140–150/ton145.00
Round130–170/ton111.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round87.50/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.