Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2020-06-04

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jun 4
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
13 ton sold · 286 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The sale saw good buyer attendance for the day. New dry alfalfa sold good but wet saw poor sales. Old hay saw lower demand and sold lower as a result. Alfalfa 55%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 7%; Grass 27%; Wheat 7%; Corn Stalk 4%.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round97.50–115.00/ton188.00
Large Square 3x497.50/ton27.00
Medium Square 3x355/ton26.00
Fair/Good
Large Round120.00–132.50/ton137.00
Medium Square 3x377.50/ton26.00
Good
Large Round140/ton26.00
Good/Premium
Large Round177.50/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3172.50–177.50/ton101.00
Utility
Large Round60/ton20.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round77.50–92.50/ton266.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3187.50–195.00/ton124.00
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3205/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round50.00–72.50/ton159.00
Medium Square 3x350/ton13.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round75.00–87.50/ton205.00
Fair
Large Round95–100/ton47.00
Fair/Good
Large Round115/ton53.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square155/ton56.00
Round62.50–97.50/ton75.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round97.50/ton48.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round62.50/ton27.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3155/ton56.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35.00–47.50/ton64.00
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.