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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jul 14
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 52 ton a year ago (Jul 13).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Grass sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Straw sold steady.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——175/ton23.00
Premium
Large Round——190/ton26.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——165–175/ton72.00
Large Square 3x4——165.00–177.50/ton49.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——185.00–192.50/ton240.00
Premium
Large Round——195.00–202.50/ton202.00
Supreme
Large Round——215/ton28.00
Medium Square 3x3——212.50/ton22.00
Large Square 3x4——222.50–230.00/ton54.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——110/ton2.00
Good
Large Square 3x4——155/ton25.00
Large Round——160/ton33.00
Fair
Large Round——135–145/ton46.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——175–185/ton199.00
Premium
Large Round——190–210/ton221.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——140–160/ton46.00
Round——120–130/ton32.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——57.50/ton34.00
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.