Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2022-06-09

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 Round125–140/ton73.00
Medium Square 3x3157.50/ton28.00
Good
Large Round170–180/ton157.00
Large Square 3x4175/ton30.00
Good/Premium
Large Round185.00–187.50/ton52.00
Medium Square 3x3180–185/ton59.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3200–215/ton52.00
Large Round207.50–225.00/ton56.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4187.50–197.50/ton78.00
Large Round192.50–200.00/ton82.00
Utility
Large Round92/ton32.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round185/ton24.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round165/ton24.00
Medium Square 3x3140/ton5.00
Good
Large Round170/ton12.00
Large Square 3x4170–185/ton45.00
Medium Square 3x3185/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round195.00–197.50/ton35.00
Premium
Large Round227.50–250.00/ton118.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round70–75/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.