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 3x4250/ton26.00
Large Round245/ton30.00
Medium Square 3x3250–260/ton29.00
Good
Large Round180/ton18.00
Premium
Large Round192.50/ton22.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round220–235/ton236.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round182.50/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round192.50/ton23.00
Large Square 3x4190/ton25.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4225/ton21.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3165/ton20.00
Large Round162.50–165.00/ton115.00
Good/Premium
Large Round200.00–202.50/ton122.00
Good
Large Round170.00–182.50/ton145.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round140.00–142.50/ton51.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square155/ton27.00
Round77–165/ton51.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round160/ton18.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round82.50–90.00/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.