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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jan 7
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
498 ton sold · 72 ton a year ago (Jan 6).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The sale saw alfalfa sell mostly steady on good quality alfalfa. Grass sold steady and quality was varied, while straw was weaker and cornstalks sold steady. Alfalfa 49%; Grass 40%; Corn Stalk 4%; Wheat 4%; Oat 1%; Prairie/Meadow Grass 2%.

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——70/ton22.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——77.50–90.00/ton43.00
Round——80–125/ton22.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——30–45/ton65.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——92.50–107.50/ton498.00
Good
Large Round——137.50/ton21.00
Premium
Small Square——175/ton1.00
Utility
Large Round——72.50/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——82.50–90.00/ton69.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——115/ton22.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——115–125/ton428.00
Good
Large Round——130–155/ton185.00
Medium Square 3x3——135–140/ton83.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——165/ton27.00
Medium Square 3x3——165/ton24.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——192.50/ton29.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——110/ton26.00
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.