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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jun 24
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
132 ton sold · 114 ton a year ago (Jun 23).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the market was mostly steady on heavy hay volume. The quality was good most loads were new hay. Alfalfa 57%; Grass 29%; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 8%; Corn Stalk 5%; Oat 1%.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round130–145/ton148.00
Large Square 3x4132.50/ton21.00
Fair
Large Round87.50–92.50/ton41.00
Premium
Large Round167.50–187.50/ton194.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4145–155/ton50.00
Large Round147.50–165.00/ton311.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round45.00–47.50/ton132.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round140–150/ton71.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4205/ton28.00
Medium Square 3x3185–195/ton38.00
Large Round180.00–207.50/ton343.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round210.00–232.50/ton362.00
Medium Square 3x3220.00–247.50/ton293.00
Large Square 3x4225.00–242.50/ton268.00
Supreme
Large Round250/ton29.00
Good/Premium
Large Round160–165/ton58.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3137.50/ton21.00
Good/Premium
Large Round162.50–175.00/ton63.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4182.50–187.50/ton30.00
Large Round177.50–187.50/ton108.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round167.50/ton29.00
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.