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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Oct 6
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
20 ton sold · 95 ton a year ago (Oct 5).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while grass sold steady to 3.00 lower. Straw sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——190–195/ton111.00
Supreme
Large Round——257.50/ton23.00
Medium Square 3x3——240.00–257.50/ton164.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——225–240/ton140.00
Medium Square 3x3——232.50–240.00/ton48.00
Large Square 3x4——235/ton26.00
Premium
Large Round——200–220/ton170.00
Large Square 3x4——227.50/ton31.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——142.50–157.50/ton255.00
Large Square 3x4——160/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——165.00–177.50/ton259.00
Premium
Large Round——185–200/ton199.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4——120/ton20.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Large Square 3x4——230/ton27.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——265/ton28.00
Large Round——195/ton28.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——182.50/ton54.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——132.50–165.00/ton90.00
Round——130–140/ton87.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——45–70/ton77.00
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.