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 Round150–160/ton78.00
Good
Large Round165.00–177.50/ton137.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3130/ton23.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3187.50–195.00/ton85.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round140–145/ton40.00
Fair/Good
Large Round152.50–155.00/ton94.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round107.50–117.50/ton64.00
Large Square 3x4115/ton24.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x395/ton8.00
Large Round60–70/ton100.00
Good
Large Round160–170/ton152.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round150/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3150/ton22.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square100.00–127.50/ton51.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round47.50–62.50/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.