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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 Square70/ton22.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square77.50–90.00/ton43.00
Round80–125/ton22.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round30–45/ton65.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round92.50–107.50/ton498.00
Good
Large Round137.50/ton21.00
Premium
Small Square175/ton1.00
Utility
Large Round72.50/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round82.50–90.00/ton69.00
Fair/Good
Large Round115/ton22.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round115–125/ton428.00
Good
Large Round130–155/ton185.00
Medium Square 3x3135–140/ton83.00
Good/Premium
Large Round165/ton27.00
Medium Square 3x3165/ton24.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3192.50/ton29.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round110/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.