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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jan 13
● As filed28 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
8 ton sold · 59 ton a year ago (Jan 12).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold steady to 2.00 lower while grass sold uneven; 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Straw and corn stalks sold steady with a weak undertone. Buyer demand was moderate for a good sale supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round150/ton8.00
Large Square 3x4140/ton24.00
Good/Premium
Large Round165.00–172.50/ton203.00
Premium
Large Round175–185/ton115.00
Medium Square 3x3172.50–182.50/ton72.00
Good
Large Round155.00–162.50/ton131.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round197.50/ton26.00
Supreme
Large Square 3x4215/ton25.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x360/ton30.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round132.50/ton20.00
Utility
Large Round37.50/ton20.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round110/ton24.00
Supreme
Large Round200.00–222.50/ton121.00
Large Square 3x4205/ton24.00
Good
Large Round140.00–152.50/ton164.00
Medium Square 3x3152.50/ton19.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round190.00–197.50/ton142.00
Good/Premium
Large Round155–165/ton170.00
Large Square 3x4170/ton23.00
Medium Square 3x3170/ton19.00
Premium
Large Round172.50–180.00/ton55.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round142.50/ton26.00
Premium
Large Round172.50/ton28.00
Medium Square 3x3177.50/ton25.00
Supreme
Large Square 3x4200/ton25.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square105.00–132.50/ton87.00
Round105/ton15.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round42.50–47.50/ton86.00
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.