Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2021-10-28

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Oct 28
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
23 ton sold · 99 ton a year ago (Oct 27).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week straw and hay sold steady. Alfalfa quality was good.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——180.00–202.50/ton520.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——217.50/ton29.00
Large Square 3x4——212.50–230.00/ton58.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round——70/ton27.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——132.50/ton23.00
Good
Large Round——152.50–155.00/ton71.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——160–165/ton62.00
Premium
Large Round——170–185/ton315.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——190.00–212.50/ton63.00
Large Square 3x4——190/ton46.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——137.50/ton27.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——60/ton27.00
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.