Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2023-02-06

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Feb 6
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
18 ton sold · 87 ton at the prior sale (Jan 30) · 57 ton a year ago (Feb 7).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while grass sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Bedding sold steady.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Large Square 3x4——250/ton26.00
Large Round——245/ton30.00
Medium Square 3x3——250–260/ton29.00
Good
Large Round——180/ton18.00
Premium
Large Round——192.50/ton22.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——220–235/ton236.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——182.50/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——192.50/ton23.00
Large Square 3x4——190/ton25.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4——225/ton21.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3——165/ton20.00
Large Round——162.50–165.00/ton115.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——200.00–202.50/ton122.00
Good
Large Round——170.00–182.50/ton145.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——140.00–142.50/ton51.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——155/ton27.00
Round——77–165/ton51.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——160/ton18.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——82.50–90.00/ton75.00
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.