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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Nov 10
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
13 ton sold · 61 ton a year ago (Nov 9).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while grass sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Straw overall sold 9.00 to 13.00 higher.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round240–245/ton87.00
Supreme
Large Round255–280/ton367.00
Medium Square 3x3260–275/ton102.00
Utility
Large Round100/ton28.00
Good/Premium
Large Round192.50/ton28.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round182.50/ton27.00
Premium
Large Round245.00–257.20/ton52.00
Medium Square 3x3252.50/ton22.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4190/ton24.00
Large Round175.00–192.50/ton114.00
Fair/Good
Large Round157.50/ton13.00
Good/Premium
Large Round195.00–212.50/ton247.00
Premium
Large Round247.50/ton26.00
Large Square 3x4225–235/ton50.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round185/ton20.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square172.50–185.00/ton67.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round80–90/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.