Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2022-08-04

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 Round——145/ton35.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——200–210/ton175.00
Large Square 3x4——200–215/ton67.00
Supreme
Large Round——212.50–220.00/ton98.00
Large Square 3x4——217.50–230.00/ton128.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——165/ton25.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——192.50/ton25.00
Large Round——190.00–197.50/ton99.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——197.50/ton26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——215/ton22.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——145–155/ton123.00
Small Square——145/ton4.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——175.00–182.50/ton267.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4——190/ton4.00
Large Round——185–205/ton157.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——160/ton24.00
Large Round——157.50–170.00/ton299.00
Fair
Large Round——130–140/ton41.00

Alfalfa/Wheat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——157.50–175.00/ton115.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——145/ton17.00
Round——130–150/ton58.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——85–90/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.