Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2023-06-08

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jun 8
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 73 ton at the prior sale (Jun 1) · 41 ton a year ago (Jun 9).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the market overall sold lower, with the exception of alfalfa selling higher.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——187.50–200.00/ton85.00
Medium Square 3x3——197.50/ton28.00
Premium
Large Round——215–235/ton545.00
Medium Square 3x3——217.50–227.50/ton133.00
Large Square 3x4——227.50/ton28.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——250/ton19.00
Large Round——250/ton32.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4——237.50–245.00/ton107.00
Medium Square 3x3——235/ton3.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3——170/ton34.00
Large Square 3x4——160–175/ton57.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——210/ton21.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——190/ton23.00
Medium Square 3x3——210/ton19.00
Fair
Large Round——155/ton17.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——140/ton28.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——155–165/ton139.00
Good
Large Round——170–190/ton483.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——205–215/ton114.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——115/ton26.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——70–155/ton157.00
Round——85/ton22.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——77.50–95.00/ton191.00
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.