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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 Round187.50–192.50/ton51.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round212.50–225.00/ton184.00
Medium Square 3x3217.50–240.00/ton102.00
Large Square 3x4220/ton23.00
Premium
Large Round200–210/ton53.00
Medium Square 3x3200/ton25.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3275/ton27.00
Large Round240–250/ton83.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round205/ton28.00
Large Square 3x4190/ton26.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round175/ton24.00
N/A
Large Square137.50–140.00/ton45.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round165.00–187.50/ton249.00
Medium Square 3x3190/ton22.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4225/ton49.00
Large Round240/ton28.00
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4160/ton25.00
Large Round155–160/ton66.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4195/ton25.00
Large Round200.00–217.50/ton157.00
Fair
Large Round135–150/ton133.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square137.50–170.00/ton150.00
Round145/ton23.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square90/ton23.00
Round87.50–97.50/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.