Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2021-12-09

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Dec 9
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 ton sold · 79 ton a year ago (Dec 8).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold steady with a weak undertone while grass sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. No comparison was available for mixed grass due to limited receipts last week. Corn stalk sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher while wheat sold 10.00 lower. Buyer demand was good for a good sale supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round170–175/ton37.00
Premium
Large Round180–190/ton86.00
Medium Square 3x3190/ton22.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round200–215/ton144.00
Large Square 3x4210/ton26.00
Medium Square 3x3202.50–205.00/ton47.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3225–230/ton33.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round145–170/ton130.00
Good
Large Round140–155/ton85.00
Premium
Large Round175–190/ton244.00
Large Square 3x4185/ton30.00
Medium Square 3x3175–185/ton48.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round197.50/ton27.00
Large Square 3x4200/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3190/ton25.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round162.50/ton14.00
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3195/ton24.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3245/ton1.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3180/ton24.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square117.50–130.00/ton106.00
Small Square72.50/ton21.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round42.50–57.50/ton182.00
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.