Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2024-01-29

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Jan 29
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
8 ton sold · 57 ton at the prior sale (Jan 22) · 54 ton a year ago (Jan 30).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, while grass sold steady to 1.00 higher. Straw and bedding overall sold steady.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——150–160/ton78.00
Good
Large Round——165.00–177.50/ton137.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——130/ton23.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——187.50–195.00/ton85.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——140–145/ton40.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——152.50–155.00/ton94.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——107.50–117.50/ton64.00
Large Square 3x4——115/ton24.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——95/ton8.00
Large Round——60–70/ton100.00
Good
Large Round——160–170/ton152.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——150/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3——150/ton22.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——100.00–127.50/ton51.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——47.50–62.50/ton179.00
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.