Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2021-12-02

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Dec 2
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 ton sold · 234 ton a year ago (Dec 1).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, buyer demand was low for a heavy sale supply. Alfalfa sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Grass sold sharply lower. Straw sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher, while Corn Stalks sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round190–210/ton146.00
Large Square 3x4192.50–195.00/ton35.00
Medium Square 3x3212.50/ton23.00
Utility
Large Round92.50/ton1.00
Premium
Large Round172.50–187.50/ton150.00
Medium Square 3x3172.50–187.50/ton41.00
Good
Large Round140–150/ton94.00
Good/Premium
Large Round155.00–167.50/ton136.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round175.00–177.50/ton79.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round200.00–212.50/ton70.00
Medium Square 3x3217.50–225.00/ton43.00
Supreme
Large Round227.50–230.00/ton55.00
Medium Square 3x3230.00–237.50/ton56.00
Premium
Large Round182.50–192.50/ton134.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square132.50–137.50/ton73.00
Round120/ton17.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round37.50–57.50/ton120.00
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.