Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2023-02-09

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Feb 9
● As filed25 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
18 ton sold · 23 ton at the prior sale (Feb 2) · 18 ton a year ago (Feb 10).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while grass sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Bedding overall sold steady. Buyer attendance and demand was good for a heavy sale supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——205–210/ton129.00
Medium Square 3x3——210.00–217.50/ton49.00
Large Square 3x4——215/ton25.00
Supreme
Large Round——245–270/ton55.00
Large Square 3x4——252.20/ton27.00
Medium Square 3x3——247.50–252.50/ton136.00
Good
Large Square 3x4——172.50–180.00/ton50.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——217.50–222.50/ton163.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——197.50–205.00/ton85.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3——162.50/ton20.00
Good
Large Round——180–185/ton72.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——192.50/ton46.00
N/A
Large Square——140/ton16.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——170–185/ton433.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——192.50–205.00/ton78.00
Large Square 3x4——200/ton55.00
Premium
Large Round——215–225/ton127.00
Utility
Large Round——60/ton18.00
Fair
Large Round——135–140/ton68.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——150–155/ton63.00

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——180/ton25.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——130–175/ton117.00
Round——165/ton47.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——80/ton28.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——80.00–102.50/ton249.00
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.