Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2023-03-27

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 27
● As filed25 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
9 ton sold · 72 ton at the prior sale (Mar 20) · 117 ton a year ago (Mar 28).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Grass sold on a light test though a higher undertone was noted. Straw overall sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round212.50–220.00/ton95.00
Medium Square 3x3220/ton9.00
Good
Large Round177.50/ton18.00
Good/Premium
Large Round200/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3190/ton44.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3250–260/ton71.00
Large Round245/ton28.00
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3232.50–235.00/ton46.00
Large Round230–235/ton167.00
Large Square 3x4227.50/ton27.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round220–250/ton97.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3195/ton20.00
Large Round207.50/ton20.00
Fair/Good
Large Round162.50–167.50/ton158.00
Good
Large Round170–185/ton144.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round170–175/ton69.00
Medium Square 3x3175/ton12.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round170–185/ton75.00
N/A
Large Square135/ton22.00

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4177.50/ton27.00
N/A
Large Square135/ton21.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square140–150/ton70.00
Round165/ton18.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square112/ton16.00
Round110.00–117.50/ton83.00
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.