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 Round——190–210/ton146.00
Large Square 3x4——192.50–195.00/ton35.00
Medium Square 3x3——212.50/ton23.00
Utility
Large Round——92.50/ton1.00
Premium
Large Round——172.50–187.50/ton150.00
Medium Square 3x3——172.50–187.50/ton41.00
Good
Large Round——140–150/ton94.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——155.00–167.50/ton136.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——175.00–177.50/ton79.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——200.00–212.50/ton70.00
Medium Square 3x3——217.50–225.00/ton43.00
Supreme
Large Round——227.50–230.00/ton55.00
Medium Square 3x3——230.00–237.50/ton56.00
Premium
Large Round——182.50–192.50/ton134.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——132.50–137.50/ton73.00
Round——120/ton17.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——37.50–57.50/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.