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 Round180.00–202.50/ton520.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round217.50/ton29.00
Large Square 3x4212.50–230.00/ton58.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round70/ton27.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round132.50/ton23.00
Good
Large Round152.50–155.00/ton71.00
Good/Premium
Large Round160–165/ton62.00
Premium
Large Round170–185/ton315.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round190.00–212.50/ton63.00
Large Square 3x4190/ton46.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square137.50/ton27.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round60/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.