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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Sep 29
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 ton sold · 17 ton a year ago (Sep 28).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa and grass sold steady to 5.00 higher. Wheat straw sold 15.00 to 16.00 lower, while corn stalks sold 10.00 higher. Buyer attendance and demand was good for a moderate sale supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round200–210/ton95.00
Medium Square 3x3217.50/ton6.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round220–240/ton450.00
Large Square 3x4240/ton26.00
Medium Square 3x3240/ton20.00
Supreme
Large Round260/ton50.00
Medium Square 3x3260/ton24.00
Large Square 3x4250/ton33.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round165–190/ton186.00
Fair/Good
Large Round132.50–135.00/ton44.00
Good
Large Round140.00–157.50/ton298.00
Premium
Large Round210.00–227.50/ton122.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round145–160/ton41.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square140.00–147.50/ton92.00
Round145/ton101.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round135/ton20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round70–100/ton84.00
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.