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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jan 19
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
18 ton sold · 39 ton at the prior sale (Jan 5) · 25 ton a year ago (Jan 20).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, the market overall sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Buyer attendance was lighter than normal due to recent snowfall.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round220–230/ton81.00
Supreme
Large Round247.50–255.00/ton149.00
Large Square 3x4240.00–252.50/ton64.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round140/ton18.00
Premium
Large Round205–215/ton89.00
Large Square 3x4210/ton26.00
Medium Square 3x3202.50/ton27.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round170/ton23.00
Good
Large Round182.50–190.00/ton59.00
Good/Premium
Large Round200–215/ton81.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round202.50/ton28.00
Large Square 3x4202.50/ton28.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square135/ton24.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square147.50–160.00/ton94.00
Round160–165/ton85.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round92.50–97.50/ton123.00
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.