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 Round102.50–110.00/ton72.00
Large Square 3x4100/ton51.00
Fair/Good
Large Round112.50–125.00/ton227.00
Large Square 3x4110–130/ton53.00
Medium Square 3x3112.50–120.00/ton37.00
Good
Large Round127.50–140.00/ton223.00
Medium Square 3x3125.00–137.50/ton47.00
Large Square 3x4140–150/ton51.00
Good/Premium
Large Round160/ton73.00
Utility
Large Round82.50/ton27.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round87.50–95.00/ton97.00
Premium
Small Square185/ton2.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round27.50/ton26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4110/ton26.00
Medium Square 3x3102.50–112.50/ton75.00
Large Round105–125/ton125.00
Good/Premium
Small Square125/ton1.00
Large Round150/ton8.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round77.50–87.50/ton79.00
Fair
Large Round90.00–102.50/ton161.00
Good
Large Round135–140/ton47.00
Utility
Large Square 3x447.50–50.00/ton45.00
Large Round60–65/ton65.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round50–100/ton64.00
Large Square30.00–112.50/ton153.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round65/ton17.00

Rye Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round57.50/ton23.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3132.50–135.00/ton39.00
Large Round125–130/ton49.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3192.50/ton6.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x350–60/ton62.00
Premium/Supreme
Small Square200/ton3.00
Fair
Large Round82.50–92.50/ton93.00
Medium Square 3x395/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round72.50–77.50/ton50.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3140/ton23.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round37.50–60.00/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.