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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Dec 29
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
24 ton sold · 26 ton a year ago (Dec 28).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold steady while grass sold steady to 5.00 higher. Buyer attendance and demand was good with a heavy sale supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Large Round250–270/ton247.00
Medium Square 3x3250.00–267.50/ton50.00
Large Square 3x4242.50–255.00/ton150.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round230–240/ton206.00
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4152.50/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round212.50–237.50/ton265.00
Large Square 3x4220–245/ton106.00
Fair
Large Round135/ton24.00
Good/Premium
Large Round200–215/ton211.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3180/ton24.00
Large Round180.00–192.50/ton185.00
Fair/Good
Large Round155.00–167.50/ton43.00
Utility
Large Round95/ton30.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round175/ton27.00
N/A
Large Square130/ton22.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square130.00–152.50/ton55.00
Round165/ton18.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round80–100/ton220.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round75/ton88.00
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.