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 Round——97.50–115.00/ton188.00
Large Square 3x4——97.50/ton27.00
Medium Square 3x3——55/ton26.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——120.00–132.50/ton137.00
Medium Square 3x3——77.50/ton26.00
Good
Large Round——140/ton26.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——177.50/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3——172.50–177.50/ton101.00
Utility
Large Round——60/ton20.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——77.50–92.50/ton266.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——187.50–195.00/ton124.00
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——205/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——50.00–72.50/ton159.00
Medium Square 3x3——50/ton13.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——75.00–87.50/ton205.00
Fair
Large Round——95–100/ton47.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——115/ton53.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——155/ton56.00
Round——62.50–97.50/ton75.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——97.50/ton48.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——62.50/ton27.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——155/ton56.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——35.00–47.50/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.