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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Feb 4
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
110 ton sold · 197 ton a year ago (Feb 3).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Alfalfa saw good quality at the sale today, but grass was average quality and both sold steady. Straw saw a weaker market while the cornstalks sold were stronger. Alfalfa 53%; Grass 35%; Corn Stalk 8%; Wheat 4%.

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square60/ton24.00
Round65/ton38.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round45–55/ton131.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round100–110/ton87.00
Fair/Good
Large Round115–120/ton125.00
Good
Large Round130–150/ton486.00
Medium Square 3x3140.00–147.50/ton48.00
Large Square 3x4142.50–147.50/ton53.00
Good/Premium
Large Round165/ton33.00
Premium
Large Round192.50/ton26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round100–110/ton172.00
Good
Large Round127.50/ton24.00
Premium
Small Square200/ton2.00
Utility
Large Round72.50–77.50/ton47.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round82.50–92.50/ton220.00
Fair/Good
Large Round112.50–120.00/ton110.00
Large Square 3x4110/ton2.00
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.