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 Round212.50–225.00/ton158.00
Large Square 3x4230/ton24.00
Medium Square 3x3210–230/ton50.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round230.00–247.50/ton228.00
Good
Large Square 3x4180.00–187.50/ton54.00
Medium Square 3x3190/ton25.00
Supreme
Large Round260/ton33.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round240/ton24.00
Large Square 3x4230/ton24.00
Good
Large Round160.00–177.50/ton186.00
Large Square 3x4177.50/ton22.00
Good/Premium
Large Round190–210/ton67.00
Utility
Large Round90–115/ton41.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round142.50/ton20.00
Fair/Good
Large Round150/ton39.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round180.00–187.50/ton48.00
N/A
Large Square140–150/ton46.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3165/ton18.00
Large Round157.50/ton45.00
Good/Premium
Large Round185.00–187.50/ton72.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square110–140/ton98.00
Round177.50/ton20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round90.00–97.50/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.