Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2024-11-25

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Nov 25
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
586 ton sold · 422 ton at the prior sale (Nov 18) · 1,282 ton a year ago (Nov 27).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, all grades of hay steady to weak in a light test. Trade slow with light to moderate demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round102.50/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round115/ton47.00
Large Round112.50/ton25.00
Premium
Large Round120/ton11.00
Large Round130/ton30.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round90/ton78.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Medium Square 3x360/ton24.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round67.50–72.50/ton37.00
Fair/Good
Large Round92.50–100.00/ton78.00
Good/Premium
Large Round115/ton71.00
Large Round127.50/ton51.00
Premium
Large Round140/ton25.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round40–45/ton84.00

Flax

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35/ton15.00
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.