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 Round192.50–195.00/ton45.00
Medium Square 3x3190/ton12.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round222.50–230.00/ton53.00
Medium Square 3x3227.50/ton24.00
Premium
Large Round202.50–217.50/ton75.00
Large Square 3x4210/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3205/ton24.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round167.50–180.00/ton129.00
Utility
Large Round65/ton18.00
Good/Premium
Large Round185–205/ton163.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round157.50–177.50/ton52.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square125/ton56.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round80.00–82.50/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.