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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Oct 20
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
18 ton sold · 105 ton a year ago (Oct 19).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while grass sold steady to 4.00 higher. Wheat straw sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Buyer attendance and demand was good for a lighter sale supply. Please note that Monday sales will begin again on November 7, 2022.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round235.00–247.50/ton161.00
Supreme
Large Round255.00–267.50/ton209.00
Large Square 3x4250–270/ton51.00
Medium Square 3x3255–275/ton100.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round162.50–175.00/ton153.00
Utility
Large Round60/ton18.00
Good/Premium
Large Round185–205/ton134.00
Premium
Large Round225–260/ton84.00
Large Square 3x4190–235/ton27.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round177.50–182.50/ton41.00
N/A
Round135/ton24.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round185/ton19.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square152.50–165.00/ton73.00
Round155.00–167.50/ton24.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round85/ton47.00
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.