Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2020-10-08

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Oct 8
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 270 ton a year ago (Oct 7).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The crowd was limited at the sale as many people are busy with harvest. There was interest in the medium to better quality alfalfa. Grass quality was good overall and the lower end grass also sold well. Alfalfa 42%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 3%; Grass 53%; Corn Stalk 2%.

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round32.50–35.00/ton38.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round102.50/ton25.00
Fair/Good
Large Round130–135/ton143.00
Large Square 3x4120/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3150–160/ton57.00
Large Round160.00–167.50/ton105.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round95/ton24.00
Good
Large Round137.50–155.00/ton324.00
Large Square 3x4135.00–142.50/ton48.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round90–100/ton252.00
Fair/Good
Large Round112.50–120.00/ton50.00
Good/Premium
Large Round150–160/ton46.00
Premium
Small Square280/ton4.00
Utility
Large Round67.50/ton272.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round70–80/ton145.00
Good
Large Round130.00–147.50/ton185.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round125/ton21.00
Good
Large Round135/ton27.00
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.