Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2020-09-10

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Sep 10
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 199 ton a year ago (Sep 9).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Better quality this week on alfalfa and grass, sold steady to stronger. Alfalfa 52%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 3%; Grass 28%; Wheat 5%; Corn Stalk 9%; Oat 1%; Prairie Grass 2%.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round112.50–132.50/ton382.00
Medium Square 3x3130/ton25.00
Good
Large Round135.00–157.50/ton255.00
Large Square 3x4140–145/ton46.00
Good/Premium
Large Round162.50–170.00/ton114.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4110/ton9.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3195/ton52.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round30–85/ton91.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round122.50/ton17.00
Small Square130/ton2.00
Utility
Large Round55–60/ton35.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round75/ton45.00
Fair
Large Round82.50–97.50/ton302.00
Fair/Good
Large Round100–110/ton68.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square90/ton24.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round120/ton26.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round152.50/ton30.00
Utility
Large Round75/ton15.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round32.50–50.00/ton159.00
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.