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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, May 19
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 ton sold · 86 ton a year ago (May 18).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Grass sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Straw sold on a light test with a weak undertone.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round180.00–192.50/ton40.00
Supreme
Large Round225.00–237.50/ton81.00
Large Square 3x4220.00–227.50/ton56.00
Medium Square 3x3225.00–242.50/ton106.00
Premium
Large Round195.00–217.50/ton393.00
Large Square 3x4195.00–212.50/ton158.00
Medium Square 3x3212.50/ton27.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round190.00–212.50/ton245.00
Large Square 3x4197.50–200.00/ton48.00
Medium Square 3x3192.50–197.50/ton69.00
Premium
Large Round250–260/ton56.00
Large Square 3x4280/ton1.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square155/ton25.00
Round135/ton20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round45–65/ton177.00
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.