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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Oct 29
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
224 ton sold · 50 ton a year ago (Oct 28).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Alfalfa sold mostly steady and grass sold steady for the day while the overall run was lighter with many still out in the fields. Alfalfa 35%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 3%; Grass 53%; Millet 2%; Wheat 7%.

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square105–135/ton70.00
Round90.00–102.50/ton41.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round85–95/ton52.00
Fair/Good
Large Round115–130/ton128.00
Good
Large Square 3x4150–155/ton54.00
Large Round132.50–155.00/ton224.00
Good/Premium
Large Round157.50–165.00/ton105.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round90–105/ton164.00
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4115/ton23.00
Large Round107.50–120.00/ton246.00
Good
Large Round122.50–140.00/ton236.00
Utility
Large Round40/ton26.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round77.50–87.50/ton141.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round130/ton26.00
Good
Large Round135/ton26.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round87.50/ton29.00
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.