Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2023-10-05

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Oct 5
● As filed24 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
22 ton sold · 111 ton at the prior sale (Sep 28) · 63 ton a year ago (Oct 6).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the market was steady to weaker on the alfalfa and grass steady to stronger.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round180.00–187.50/ton71.00
Medium Square 3x3187.50/ton26.00
Large Square 3x4170.00–177.50/ton44.00
Good
Large Round192.50–210.00/ton164.00
Large Square 3x4190–205/ton53.00
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3250/ton29.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4220/ton25.00
Utility
Large Round100/ton22.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round92.50–125.00/ton416.00
Good
Large Round195/ton61.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3235/ton48.00
Large Square 3x4252.50/ton29.00
Large Round240/ton51.00
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4162.50–167.50/ton44.00
Large Round170–185/ton56.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4140/ton23.00
Large Round137.50–162.50/ton168.00
Utility
Large Round80/ton25.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round160/ton26.00
Utility
Large Round100/ton24.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square125–170/ton152.00
Round162.50/ton22.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round120/ton21.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round72.50–102.50/ton117.00
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.