Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2023-01-23

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Jan 23
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
22 ton sold · 135 ton at the prior sale (Jan 16) · 25 ton a year ago (Jan 24).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold steady to 4.00 higher, while grass sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Straw sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Buyer demand was light for a heavier sale supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Large Round252.50/ton30.00
Medium Square 3x3247.50/ton31.00
Large Square 3x4250/ton26.00
Premium
Large Round205–210/ton78.00
Large Square 3x4205/ton27.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4217.50–220.00/ton48.00
Large Round217.50–240.00/ton208.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round197.50/ton23.00
N/A
Large Square140.00–142.50/ton47.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round200.00–217.50/ton120.00
Premium
Large Round227.50–230.00/ton41.00
Large Square 3x4225/ton25.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3185/ton22.00
Large Round170–190/ton99.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round137.50–147.50/ton126.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round140.00–142.50/ton57.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round212.50/ton34.00

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round135/ton54.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square145/ton24.00
Round142.50–145.00/ton72.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round82.50–102.50/ton173.00
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.