Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2020-08-06

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Aug 6
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 162 ton a year ago (Aug 5).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market was steady to stronger. Good quality and buyer interest. Alfalfa 31%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 1%; Grass 45%; Wheat 9%; Corn Stalk 8%; Oat 5%; Teff 1%.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square130/ton3.00
Large Round120/ton24.00
Utility
Large Round52.50–77.50/ton146.00
Fair
Large Round80–105/ton726.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round82.50/ton27.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round77.50/ton26.00
N/A
Round67.50–75.00/ton37.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round80.00–102.50/ton63.00
Fair/Good
Large Round105–120/ton87.00
Large Square 3x4110/ton28.00
Good
Large Round122.50–150.00/ton201.00
Large Square 3x4145/ton26.00
Medium Square 3x3137.50/ton55.00
Good/Premium
Large Round160–180/ton52.00
Large Square 3x4155–170/ton51.00
Medium Square 3x3157.50–175.00/ton52.00

Teff

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round87.50/ton23.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square45.00–107.50/ton58.00
Round70–95/ton118.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round95/ton31.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round30–45/ton156.00
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.