Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2023-03-23

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Mar 23
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
18 ton sold · 159 ton at the prior sale (Mar 16) · 22 ton a year ago (Mar 24).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the market was steady.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——230–250/ton304.00
Medium Square 3x3——237.50–255.00/ton67.00
Large Square 3x4——237.50/ton24.00
Premium
Large Round——220/ton18.00
Medium Square 3x3——200/ton22.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——172.50/ton24.00
Supreme
Large Round——255/ton33.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——225/ton26.00
Large Square 3x4——240/ton24.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——165–170/ton74.00
Good
Large Round——172.50–190.00/ton298.00
Large Square 3x4——185/ton23.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——170/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——197.50/ton25.00
Good
Large Round——180–185/ton49.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——197.50/ton23.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——77.50–170.00/ton124.00
Round——147.50/ton32.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——95.00–127.50/ton85.00
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.