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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Apr 6
● As filed25 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 44 ton at the prior sale (Mar 30) · 141 ton a year ago (Apr 7).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the market overall sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3272.50/ton21.00
Good
Large Round170.00–182.50/ton45.00
Medium Square 3x3177.50–185.00/ton25.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round217.50–227.50/ton122.00
Medium Square 3x3220–225/ton131.00
Premium
Large Round195–215/ton162.00
Supreme
Large Round235.00–267.50/ton123.00
Small Square335–420/ton4.00
Large Square 3x4237.50/ton53.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round207.50–215.00/ton80.00
Premium
Large Round232.50–260.00/ton167.00
Medium Square 3x3227.50/ton23.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3185/ton50.00
Large Round175.00–187.50/ton156.00
Utility/Fair
Medium Square 3x3145/ton2.00
Large Round140/ton6.00
Utility
Large Round80–125/ton51.00
Fair/Good
Large Round155–165/ton66.00

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4190/ton26.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4165/ton28.00
N/A
Large Square122.50–137.50/ton49.00
Round140/ton18.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square137.50–145.00/ton106.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round72.50–75.00/ton45.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round80.00–97.50/ton261.00
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.