Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2021-06-17

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jun 17
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
114 ton sold · 22 ton a year ago (Jun 16).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Alfalfa rounds were mostly steady, and large squares were steady to firm. Very good quality alfalfa. Very good buyer interest. Alfalfa 50%; Grass 33%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 7%; Corn Stalk 7%; Wheat 3%.

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round40–50/ton114.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square110/ton28.00
Round92.50/ton25.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round165/ton7.00
Good/Premium
Large Round180–190/ton81.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3197.50/ton25.00
Large Round210–220/ton114.00
Large Square 3x4215–220/ton51.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round225–245/ton245.00
Medium Square 3x3235–245/ton101.00
Supreme
Large Square 3x4257.50–267.50/ton80.00
Medium Square 3x3250–265/ton184.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round125.00–142.50/ton167.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4150–155/ton51.00
Large Round150.00–162.50/ton151.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4167.50/ton31.00
Large Round167.50–187.50/ton186.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round190–205/ton68.00
Good/Premium
Large Round180/ton29.00
Supreme
Large Round240/ton25.00
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.