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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jan 6
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
25 ton sold · 265 ton a year ago (Jan 5).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold steady with a weak undertone and grass sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. No comparison available for mixed grasses. Corn stalks sold weak on a light test and straw sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Buyer attendance was light due to colder temperatures for a moderate sale supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round145–155/ton59.00
Good/Premium
Large Round165–175/ton209.00
Medium Square 3x3175/ton25.00
Premium
Large Round177.50–190.00/ton208.00
Medium Square 3x3180–195/ton30.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round155–165/ton115.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round197.50/ton26.00
Fair
Large Round127.50/ton41.00
Fair/Good
Large Round137.50–142.50/ton72.00
Good
Large Round150.00–152.50/ton114.00
Premium
Large Round170–180/ton74.00
Medium Square 3x3187.50/ton25.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round177.50/ton25.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square112.50–135.00/ton80.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round50.00–57.50/ton66.00
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.