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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Nov 11
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
12 ton sold · 27 ton a year ago (Nov 10).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, On a light test, grass sold steady to weak, and alfalfa remained mostly steady.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round165–175/ton14.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round210–220/ton121.00
Large Square 3x4220/ton24.00
Medium Square 3x3217.50/ton23.00
Premium
Large Round182.50/ton12.00
Large Square 3x4190/ton27.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round170.00–187.50/ton185.00
Good
Large Round145–155/ton83.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round190–220/ton127.00
Medium Square 3x3225/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round160.00–167.50/ton62.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square122.50–127.50/ton49.00
Round122.50–127.50/ton33.00
Small Square105/ton15.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3230/ton23.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round57.50/ton22.00
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.