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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jan 26
● As filed25 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
22 ton sold · 48 ton at the prior sale (Jan 19) · 89 ton a year ago (Jan 27).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while grass sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Bedding sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——187.50–192.50/ton51.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——212.50–225.00/ton184.00
Medium Square 3x3——217.50–240.00/ton102.00
Large Square 3x4——220/ton23.00
Premium
Large Round——200–210/ton53.00
Medium Square 3x3——200/ton25.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——275/ton27.00
Large Round——240–250/ton83.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——205/ton28.00
Large Square 3x4——190/ton26.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——175/ton24.00
N/A
Large Square——137.50–140.00/ton45.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——165.00–187.50/ton249.00
Medium Square 3x3——190/ton22.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4——225/ton49.00
Large Round——240/ton28.00
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4——160/ton25.00
Large Round——155–160/ton66.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——195/ton25.00
Large Round——200.00–217.50/ton157.00
Fair
Large Round——135–150/ton133.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——137.50–170.00/ton150.00
Round——145/ton23.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——90/ton23.00
Round——87.50–97.50/ton245.00
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.