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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Aug 4
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 18 ton a year ago (Aug 3).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market sold lower due to lower quality Alfalfa and Grass. Straw sold steady to higher

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round145/ton35.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round200–210/ton175.00
Large Square 3x4200–215/ton67.00
Supreme
Large Round212.50–220.00/ton98.00
Large Square 3x4217.50–230.00/ton128.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3165/ton25.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3192.50/ton25.00
Large Round190.00–197.50/ton99.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4197.50/ton26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round215/ton22.00
Fair/Good
Large Round145–155/ton123.00
Small Square145/ton4.00
Good/Premium
Large Round175.00–182.50/ton267.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4190/ton4.00
Large Round185–205/ton157.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3160/ton24.00
Large Round157.50–170.00/ton299.00
Fair
Large Round130–140/ton41.00

Alfalfa/Wheat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4157.50–175.00/ton115.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square145/ton17.00
Round130–150/ton58.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round85–90/ton80.00
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.