Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2023-01-09

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Jan 9
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 26 ton at the prior sale (Jan 16) · 25 ton a year ago (Jan 10).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the market overall sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round227.50–235.00/ton100.00
Medium Square 3x3227.50/ton24.00
Large Square 3x4232.50/ton23.00
Supreme
Large Round240.00–252.50/ton270.00
Medium Square 3x3242.50–265.00/ton47.00
Large Square 3x4242.50–260.00/ton207.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round100/ton5.00
Fair
Large Round135–140/ton170.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3215/ton24.00
Large Round220–230/ton48.00
Good
Large Round165–185/ton235.00
Good/Premium
Large Round190–200/ton173.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round177.50–190.00/ton67.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4240/ton24.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round175/ton24.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square92.50–157.50/ton50.00
Round145/ton20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round85/ton53.00
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.