Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2023-09-28

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Sep 28
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
19 ton sold · 95 ton at the prior sale (Sep 21) · 170 ton a year ago (Sep 29).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa and grass overall sold lower, while straw and bedding sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Buyer attendance and demand was good for a heavy sale supply.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——145–155/ton63.00
Large Square 3x4——167.50/ton26.00
Premium
Large Round——217.50–220.00/ton80.00
Medium Square 3x3——235/ton25.00
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4——175–180/ton149.00
Large Round——165.00–182.50/ton114.00
Good
Large Square 3x4——197.50–217.50/ton55.00
Large Round——192.50–200.00/ton99.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——97.50/ton21.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——182.50–200.00/ton70.00
Utility
Large Round——97.50/ton48.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round——102.50–127.50/ton554.00
Good
Large Round——195–210/ton130.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——165–175/ton166.00
Large Square 3x4——177–185/ton33.00
Medium Square 3x3——165/ton23.00
Fair
Large Round——130.00–152.50/ton321.00
Utility
Large Round——60–65/ton19.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——135–165/ton123.00
Round——130–140/ton43.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——65–95/ton96.00
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.