Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2019-11-21

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Nov 21
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1,449 ton sold · 1,183 ton a year ago (Nov 21).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Alfalfa sold steady on good quality, and lower on premium. Overall quality was lower. Alfalfa 42%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 10%; Grass 43%; Wheat 2%; Corn Stalk 3%.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round95.00–97.50/ton42.00
Fair/Good
Large Round102.50–107.50/ton52.00
Good
Large Round112.50–155.00/ton337.00
Good/Premium
Large Round160–175/ton125.00
Large Square 3x4160/ton29.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4210/ton27.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round50/ton26.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round187.50/ton29.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3192.50–200.00/ton53.00
Fair/Good
Large Round90–95/ton38.00
Good
Large Round100.00–137.50/ton35.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x470–90/ton51.00
Large Round80.00–112.50/ton414.00
Good
Large Round117.50–145.00/ton161.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4167.50/ton30.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round52.50–62.50/ton56.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round80–120/ton28.00
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.