Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2023-04-27

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Apr 27
● As filed29 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
22 ton sold · 27 ton at the prior sale (Apr 20) · 6 ton a year ago (Apr 28).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while grass sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Straw and bedding overall sold lower.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——182.50–190.00/ton71.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——197.50–215.00/ton177.00
Premium
Large Round——220.00–222.50/ton71.00
Medium Square 3x3——220/ton70.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——227.50–230.00/ton105.00
Large Square 3x4——232.50/ton26.00
Medium Square 3x3——225–230/ton25.00
Supreme
Large Round——250/ton54.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——225/ton30.00
Medium Square 3x3——215/ton23.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——170/ton22.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——195.00–202.50/ton64.00
Medium Square 3x3——195/ton24.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——155/ton25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——155–165/ton74.00
Good
Large Round——180/ton26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——195/ton46.00
Large Round——175–185/ton176.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——120/ton25.00
Fair
Large Round——135–145/ton149.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——165–170/ton111.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——190–215/ton235.00
Premium
Large Round——220–235/ton136.00
Utility
Large Round——40–65/ton59.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——160/ton25.00
Good
Large Round——177.50/ton24.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——150/ton23.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——85–120/ton93.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——85–90/ton61.00
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.