Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2023-04-24

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 24
● As filed13 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
12 ton sold · 80 ton at the prior sale (Apr 17) · 58 ton a year ago (Apr 25).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower while grass sold 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Straw and bedding sold steady.

Please Note: This was the last Monday auction for the season, though Thursday auctions will continue year round. No more Monday auctions until November 2023.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——192.50–195.00/ton45.00
Medium Square 3x3——190/ton12.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——222.50–230.00/ton53.00
Medium Square 3x3——227.50/ton24.00
Premium
Large Round——202.50–217.50/ton75.00
Large Square 3x4——210/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3——205/ton24.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——167.50–180.00/ton129.00
Utility
Large Round——65/ton18.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——185–205/ton163.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——157.50–177.50/ton52.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——125/ton56.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——80.00–82.50/ton87.00
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.