Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2023-03-09

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Mar 9
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
18 ton sold · 72 ton at the prior sale (Mar 2) · 40 ton a year ago (Mar 10).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the market was uneven with alfalfa and grass selling steady to stronger. The straw steady and the cornstalks weaker.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——212.50–225.00/ton158.00
Large Square 3x4——230/ton24.00
Medium Square 3x3——210–230/ton50.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——230.00–247.50/ton228.00
Good
Large Square 3x4——180.00–187.50/ton54.00
Medium Square 3x3——190/ton25.00
Supreme
Large Round——260/ton33.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——240/ton24.00
Large Square 3x4——230/ton24.00
Good
Large Round——160.00–177.50/ton186.00
Large Square 3x4——177.50/ton22.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——190–210/ton67.00
Utility
Large Round——90–115/ton41.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——142.50/ton20.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——150/ton39.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——180.00–187.50/ton48.00
N/A
Large Square——140–150/ton46.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——165/ton18.00
Large Round——157.50/ton45.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——185.00–187.50/ton72.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——110–140/ton98.00
Round——177.50/ton20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——90.00–97.50/ton230.00
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.