Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2019-12-05

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Dec 5
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
17 ton sold · 1,449 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Alfalfa and grass sold mostly steady to higher. Overall quality was mixed. Alfalfa 58%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 2%; Grass 30%; Corn Stalk 10%.

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round65–85/ton100.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round90/ton17.00
Good
Large Round120–155/ton218.00
Large Square 3x4152.50/ton28.00
Good/Premium
Large Round190/ton25.00
Large Square 3x4167.50/ton30.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round112.50–157.50/ton320.00
Good/Premium
Large Round162.50–175.00/ton219.00
Large Square 3x4180/ton24.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4200/ton30.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3265/ton29.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round130/ton24.00
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.