Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2020-05-21

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, May 21
● As filed26 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 ton sold · 353 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The market saw some lower quality hay on the day. Cornstalks were also weaker but the straw market was stronger. Alfalfa 42 %; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 3 %; Grass 45 %; Wheat 6 %; Corn Stalk 4 %.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4115/ton26.00
Small Square147.50/ton1.00
Large Round122.50–125.00/ton34.00
Utility
Large Square 3x435–50/ton111.00
Large Round40–60/ton56.00
Fair
Large Square 3x485/ton28.00
Large Round92.50–107.50/ton181.00
Utility/Fair
Large Square 3x457.50–65.00/ton62.00
Large Round80–90/ton160.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x390/ton24.00
Large Round120/ton45.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round105–115/ton97.00
Large Square 3x495–100/ton48.00
Medium Square 3x397.50–110.00/ton45.00
Fair/Good
Large Round120.00–132.50/ton106.00
Large Square 3x4115–125/ton52.00
Medium Square 3x3127.50/ton28.00
Good
Large Round140–150/ton54.00
Medium Square 3x3140/ton20.00
Utility
Large Round80.00–82.50/ton65.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round87.50–97.50/ton165.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square100/ton3.00
Round90–120/ton92.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round30.00–42.50/ton68.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round80–90/ton27.00
Fair/Good
Large Round125/ton23.00
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.