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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jun 9
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 25 ton a year ago (Jun 8).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 11.00 to 12.00 lower. Grass sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Corn stalk sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——125–140/ton73.00
Medium Square 3x3——157.50/ton28.00
Good
Large Round——170–180/ton157.00
Large Square 3x4——175/ton30.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——185.00–187.50/ton52.00
Medium Square 3x3——180–185/ton59.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——200–215/ton52.00
Large Round——207.50–225.00/ton56.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4——187.50–197.50/ton78.00
Large Round——192.50–200.00/ton82.00
Utility
Large Round——92/ton32.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——185/ton24.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——165/ton24.00
Medium Square 3x3——140/ton5.00
Good
Large Round——170/ton12.00
Large Square 3x4——170–185/ton45.00
Medium Square 3x3——185/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——195.00–197.50/ton35.00
Premium
Large Round——227.50–250.00/ton118.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——70–75/ton108.00
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.