Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2023-07-20

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jul 20
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 33 ton at the prior sale (Jul 13) · 102 ton a year ago (Jul 21).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher, while grass sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Straw and bedding sold lower.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round167.50–190.00/ton281.00
Large Square 3x4170.00–192.50/ton160.00
Premium
Large Round212.50–220.00/ton76.00
Medium Square 3x3215–225/ton92.00
Large Square 3x4222.50/ton25.00
Good
Large Round195.00–207.50/ton221.00
Medium Square 3x3200/ton24.00
Large Square 3x4200.00–212.50/ton127.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round145/ton6.00
Good
Large Square 3x4202.50/ton25.00
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4177.50/ton30.00
Large Round160–180/ton48.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round80/ton2.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round137.50–140.00/ton54.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4225/ton25.00
Large Round215/ton48.00
Good
Large Square 3x4180.00–192.50/ton87.00
Large Round180.00–202.50/ton619.00
Fair/Good
Large Round150–175/ton561.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square122.50/ton25.00
Round180/ton36.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round75–90/ton170.00
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.