Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2022-11-03

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Nov 3
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
14 ton sold · 81 ton a year ago (Nov 2).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa and grass sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. All classes of straw overall sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Buyer attendance was good with moderate demand for a heavier sale supply. Please note that Monday sales will begin again on November 7, 2022.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——227.50–230.00/ton61.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——245–255/ton157.00
Medium Square 3x3——255–265/ton90.00
Supreme
Large Round——260.00–272.50/ton193.00
Medium Square 3x3——285–290/ton74.00
Large Square 3x4——275/ton26.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——210–235/ton91.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——200/ton14.00
N/A
Round——165/ton18.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——160–170/ton120.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——255/ton24.00
Large Round——220–240/ton96.00
Large Square 3x4——245–270/ton48.00
Good
Large Round——175–195/ton426.00
Large Square 3x4——175/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——200–215/ton220.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——160.00–167.50/ton75.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——72.50–77.50/ton124.00
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.