Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2023-09-07

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Sep 7
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
19 ton sold · 84 ton at the prior sale (Aug 31) · 146 ton a year ago (Sep 8).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa and grass sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while straw and bedding overall sold higher. Buyer attendance and demand was light due to silage cutting.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——162.50/ton32.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——185.00–187.50/ton75.00
Large Square 3x4——172.50–187.50/ton130.00
Good
Large Round——195.00–207.50/ton180.00
Large Square 3x4——217.50/ton28.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——205/ton19.00
Large Square 3x4——185/ton32.00
Medium Square 3x3——180–185/ton42.00
Utility
Large Round——100/ton20.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——140–155/ton102.00
Utility/Fair
Medium Square 3x3——127.50/ton23.00
Large Round——115.00–132.50/ton387.00
Good
Large Round——185–200/ton119.00
Utility
Large Round——50–105/ton281.00
Premium
Large Round——237.50/ton50.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——165–175/ton69.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——137.50–147.50/ton140.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——80.00–117.50/ton126.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——87.50–95.00/ton72.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——127.50–135.00/ton39.00
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.