Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2021-05-13

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, May 13
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
107 ton sold · 50 ton a year ago (May 12).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Very good demand this week and quality was good.

Alfalfa 35%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 4%; Grass 55%; Corn Stalk 6%.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3160/ton23.00
Large Round152.50/ton25.00
Fair/Good
Large Round110–120/ton198.00
Good
Large Round122.50–145.00/ton478.00
Large Square 3x4135–145/ton77.00
Medium Square 3x3140/ton23.00
Premium
Large Round172.50–175.00/ton44.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round172.50/ton30.00
Good
Large Square 3x4150/ton24.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round32.50–42.50/ton98.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round117.50/ton21.00
Good
Large Round140–160/ton107.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4180/ton27.00
Large Round165–180/ton96.00
Medium Square 3x3177.50–185.00/ton52.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4175/ton21.00
Premium
Large Round195.00–197.50/ton125.00
Large Square 3x4190/ton22.00
Supreme
Large Round210/ton28.00
Medium Square 3x3200–210/ton47.00
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.