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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jun 25
● As filed25 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
10 ton sold · 24 ton a year ago (Jun 24).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Quality was lower on alfalfa and grass this week. There was a decent selection in the market and the bedding sold steady with cornstalks selling steady to stronger. Alfalfa 47%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 11%; Grass 26%; Wheat 7%; Corn Stalk 7%; Prairie/Meadow Grass 2%.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——100–115/ton109.00
Medium Square 3x3——95/ton27.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——120–130/ton220.00
Large Square 3x4——122.50/ton27.00
Medium Square 3x3——110/ton20.00
Good
Large Round——137.50/ton10.00
Large Square 3x4——140–145/ton45.00
Medium Square 3x3——145/ton25.00
Utility
Large Round——85/ton18.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——90.00–97.50/ton76.00
Medium Square 3x3——77.50/ton24.00
Large Square 3x4——110–115/ton82.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——170/ton32.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——65–100/ton39.00
Large Square——70.00–102.50/ton73.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——77.50–80.00/ton82.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——82.50–90.00/ton52.00
Large Square 3x4——80/ton36.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——82.50/ton23.00
Large Round——92.50–102.50/ton162.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——110–120/ton38.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round——90/ton27.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——92.50–105.00/ton134.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——110/ton26.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——37.50–47.50/ton105.00
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.