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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Oct 22
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
26 ton sold · 128 ton a year ago (Oct 21).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Alfalfa sold mostly steady for the day while grass sold steady. A lot of buyers are still in the fields for harvest. Alfalfa 26%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 7%; Grass 61%; Corn Stalk 5%; Wheat 1%.

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round120/ton15.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round30–45/ton57.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round102.50/ton26.00
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4130/ton19.00
Good
Large Round142.50/ton28.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round95–110/ton325.00
Utility
Large Round70/ton20.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round90.00–92.50/ton96.00
Fair/Good
Small Square105/ton2.00
Large Round115–120/ton91.00
Good
Large Round125.00–147.50/ton144.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round120–125/ton50.00
Large Square 3x4122.50–125.00/ton51.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4170/ton29.00
Large Round165/ton23.00
Good
Large Round135–145/ton108.00
Medium Square 3x3155/ton25.00
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.