Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2023-03-13

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 13
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
18 ton sold · 20 ton at the prior sale (Mar 6) · 61 ton a year ago (Mar 14).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the market overall sold on a light test, though a lower undertone was noted.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round215/ton18.00
Medium Square 3x3240/ton28.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3190–205/ton50.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round167.50–177.50/ton113.00
Premium
Large Round227.50/ton51.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round175.00–192.50/ton53.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3230/ton23.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square85.00–137.50/ton138.00
Round145/ton16.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round92.50–112.50/ton112.00
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.