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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Sep 24
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
13 ton sold · 118 ton a year ago (Sep 23).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market was mixed today on the alfalfa. But overall the market was lower on both alfalfa and grass. Alfalfa 52%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 5%; Grass 36%; Wheat 1%; Corn Stalk 5%; Oat 1%.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round50–70/ton90.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x392.50/ton25.00
Large Round85–95/ton259.00
Utility/Fair
Medium Square 3x380/ton24.00
Large Round75.00–82.50/ton119.00
Fair/Good
Large Round112.50–120.00/ton59.00
Good
Large Round130–145/ton60.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round100–105/ton213.00
Fair/Good
Large Round112.50–120.00/ton127.00
Large Square 3x4102.50–115.00/ton152.00
Good
Large Round130–150/ton131.00
Medium Square 3x3130/ton28.00
Good/Premium
Large Round160–170/ton57.00
Large Square 3x4170–175/ton52.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round90.00–97.50/ton131.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3205/ton25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round77.50/ton13.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round90/ton18.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35.00–37.50/ton84.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round95/ton24.00
Large Square 3x4102.50–105.00/ton42.00
Good
Large Round152.50/ton22.00
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.