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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Dec 1
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
22 ton sold · 44 ton a year ago (Nov 30).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, alfalfa sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while grass sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Straw overall sold steady to 1.00 lower. Buyer demand and attendance was good.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——220–240/ton171.00
Medium Square 3x3——240/ton25.00
Supreme
Large Round——245–280/ton185.00
Large Square 3x4——257.50–267.50/ton50.00
Premium
Large Round——207.50/ton22.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——165/ton23.00
Large Square 3x4——172.50–175.00/ton54.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——205–245/ton48.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——200.00–227.50/ton333.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——235–245/ton47.00
Large Round——242.50–265.00/ton84.00
Large Square 3x4——232.50/ton25.00
Good
Large Round——167.50–197.50/ton233.00

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——162.50/ton20.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——167.50–172.50/ton99.00
Round——162.50–170.00/ton36.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——157.50/ton19.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——150/ton17.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——70–85/ton75.00
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.