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 Round162.50/ton32.00
Fair/Good
Large Round185.00–187.50/ton75.00
Large Square 3x4172.50–187.50/ton130.00
Good
Large Round195.00–207.50/ton180.00
Large Square 3x4217.50/ton28.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round205/ton19.00
Large Square 3x4185/ton32.00
Medium Square 3x3180–185/ton42.00
Utility
Large Round100/ton20.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round140–155/ton102.00
Utility/Fair
Medium Square 3x3127.50/ton23.00
Large Round115.00–132.50/ton387.00
Good
Large Round185–200/ton119.00
Utility
Large Round50–105/ton281.00
Premium
Large Round237.50/ton50.00
Fair/Good
Large Round165–175/ton69.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square137.50–147.50/ton140.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round80.00–117.50/ton126.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round87.50–95.00/ton72.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round127.50–135.00/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.