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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 Round——130–145/ton148.00
Large Square 3x4——132.50/ton21.00
Fair
Large Round——87.50–92.50/ton41.00
Premium
Large Round——167.50–187.50/ton194.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——145–155/ton50.00
Large Round——147.50–165.00/ton311.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——45.00–47.50/ton132.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——140–150/ton71.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4——205/ton28.00
Medium Square 3x3——185–195/ton38.00
Large Round——180.00–207.50/ton343.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——210.00–232.50/ton362.00
Medium Square 3x3——220.00–247.50/ton293.00
Large Square 3x4——225.00–242.50/ton268.00
Supreme
Large Round——250/ton29.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——160–165/ton58.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——137.50/ton21.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——162.50–175.00/ton63.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4——182.50–187.50/ton30.00
Large Round——177.50–187.50/ton108.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——167.50/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.