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 Round187.50–200.00/ton85.00
Medium Square 3x3197.50/ton28.00
Premium
Large Round215–235/ton545.00
Medium Square 3x3217.50–227.50/ton133.00
Large Square 3x4227.50/ton28.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3250/ton19.00
Large Round250/ton32.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4237.50–245.00/ton107.00
Medium Square 3x3235/ton3.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3170/ton34.00
Large Square 3x4160–175/ton57.00
Good/Premium
Large Round210/ton21.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round190/ton23.00
Medium Square 3x3210/ton19.00
Fair
Large Round155/ton17.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round140/ton28.00
Fair/Good
Large Round155–165/ton139.00
Good
Large Round170–190/ton483.00
Good/Premium
Large Round205–215/ton114.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square115/ton26.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square70–155/ton157.00
Round85/ton22.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round77.50–95.00/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.