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
Round——40–50/ton114.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——110/ton28.00
Round——92.50/ton25.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——165/ton7.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——180–190/ton81.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——197.50/ton25.00
Large Round——210–220/ton114.00
Large Square 3x4——215–220/ton51.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——225–245/ton245.00
Medium Square 3x3——235–245/ton101.00
Supreme
Large Square 3x4——257.50–267.50/ton80.00
Medium Square 3x3——250–265/ton184.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——125.00–142.50/ton167.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——150–155/ton51.00
Large Round——150.00–162.50/ton151.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4——167.50/ton31.00
Large Round——167.50–187.50/ton186.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——190–205/ton68.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——180/ton29.00
Supreme
Large Round——240/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.