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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 Round——220–230/ton81.00
Supreme
Large Round——247.50–255.00/ton149.00
Large Square 3x4——240.00–252.50/ton64.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——140/ton18.00
Premium
Large Round——205–215/ton89.00
Large Square 3x4——210/ton26.00
Medium Square 3x3——202.50/ton27.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——170/ton23.00
Good
Large Round——182.50–190.00/ton59.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——200–215/ton81.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——202.50/ton28.00
Large Square 3x4——202.50/ton28.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——135/ton24.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——147.50–160.00/ton94.00
Round——160–165/ton85.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——92.50–97.50/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.