Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2020-04-02

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Apr 2
● As filed37 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 ton sold · 54 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The sale saw heavy hay volume, but alfalfa and grass both sold lower with quality extremely varied and buyer interest was still light. Bedding was mostly steady but quality was also varied. Alfalfa 39%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 14%; Grass 25%; Corn

Stalk 10%; Wheat 9%; Oat 1%; Sudan 1%; Rye Grass 1%.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——102.50–110.00/ton72.00
Large Square 3x4——100/ton51.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——112.50–125.00/ton227.00
Large Square 3x4——110–130/ton53.00
Medium Square 3x3——112.50–120.00/ton37.00
Good
Large Round——127.50–140.00/ton223.00
Medium Square 3x3——125.00–137.50/ton47.00
Large Square 3x4——140–150/ton51.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——160/ton73.00
Utility
Large Round——82.50/ton27.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——87.50–95.00/ton97.00
Premium
Small Square——185/ton2.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——27.50/ton26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4——110/ton26.00
Medium Square 3x3——102.50–112.50/ton75.00
Large Round——105–125/ton125.00
Good/Premium
Small Square——125/ton1.00
Large Round——150/ton8.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——77.50–87.50/ton79.00
Fair
Large Round——90.00–102.50/ton161.00
Good
Large Round——135–140/ton47.00
Utility
Large Square 3x4——47.50–50.00/ton45.00
Large Round——60–65/ton65.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——50–100/ton64.00
Large Square——30.00–112.50/ton153.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——65/ton17.00

Rye Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——57.50/ton23.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3——132.50–135.00/ton39.00
Large Round——125–130/ton49.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——192.50/ton6.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——50–60/ton62.00
Premium/Supreme
Small Square——200/ton3.00
Fair
Large Round——82.50–92.50/ton93.00
Medium Square 3x3——95/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——72.50–77.50/ton50.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——140/ton23.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——37.50–60.00/ton263.00
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.