Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2024-03-04

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 4
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
12 ton sold · 61 ton at the prior sale (Feb 26) · 18 ton a year ago (Mar 6).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the market was unevenly steady

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round162.50–170.00/ton78.00
Fair/Good
Large Round142.50–150.00/ton110.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4130/ton25.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round125/ton27.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3130–135/ton33.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3145/ton19.00
Large Round145/ton28.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round112.50/ton12.00
Large Square 3x490/ton24.00
Fair/Good
Large Round142.50/ton21.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round117.50–122.50/ton129.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4140/ton21.00
Medium Square 3x3130/ton14.00
Large Round137.50/ton34.00
Good
Large Round152.50–167.50/ton126.00
Good/Premium
Large Round177.50–185.00/ton68.00
Premium
Large Round190–195/ton56.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square122.50–125.00/ton44.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round15–50/ton124.00
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.