Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2022-07-28

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jul 28
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 33 ton a year ago (Jul 27).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Grass sold steady to 3.00 higher. No comparison on straw. Buyer demand and attendance was good for a moderate sale supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round200–205/ton52.00
Medium Square 3x3200.00–212.50/ton62.00
Large Square 3x4200.00–217.50/ton122.00
Supreme
Large Round215.00–232.50/ton196.00
Medium Square 3x3220–235/ton72.00
Large Square 3x4220–250/ton93.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3197.50/ton39.00
Large Round185/ton18.00
Large Square 3x4182.50–190.00/ton79.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3170/ton18.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round152.50/ton15.00
Good/Premium
Large Round170–180/ton491.00
Premium
Large Round185–200/ton134.00
Good
Large Round160.00–167.50/ton215.00
Medium Square 3x3170/ton51.00
Large Square 3x4162.50/ton27.00
Fair
Large Round100/ton2.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square125–130/ton61.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square142.50/ton12.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round152.50/ton18.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round85/ton16.00
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.