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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Mar 19
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
18 ton sold · 41 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week prices are steady on a light test. Alfalfa 40%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 19%; Grass 27%; Milo 3%; Prairie Grass 3%; Cornstalk 8%.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Square 3x420/ton21.00
Fair
Large Round70.00–92.50/ton121.00
Medium Square 3x392.50/ton23.00
Fair/Good
Large Round120/ton45.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round57.50–60.00/ton60.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round87.50–107.50/ton46.00
Large Square 3x472.50–85.00/ton26.00
Fair/Good
Large Round120–125/ton77.00
Good
Large Round130.00–152.50/ton141.00
Large Square 3x4137.50/ton24.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round82.50/ton18.00
Large Square 3x487.50/ton24.00
Medium Square 3x370–80/ton43.00
Fair/Good
Large Round95–110/ton68.00

Milo

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round40/ton27.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round100/ton22.00
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.