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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Oct 12
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
16 ton sold · 105 ton at the prior sale (Oct 5) · 71 ton a year ago (Oct 13).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the market overall sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round180/ton18.00
Large Square 3x4170/ton25.00
Fair/Good
Large Round190–200/ton114.00
Large Square 3x4190/ton24.00
Good
Large Round215–220/ton102.00
Large Square 3x4215.00–222.50/ton48.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round105/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round130–135/ton50.00
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4180/ton25.00
Large Round175–180/ton109.00
Fair
Large Round140.00–167.50/ton357.00
Good
Large Round190–200/ton166.00
Premium
Large Round235/ton16.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round167.50/ton23.00
Large Square 3x4182.50/ton30.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square102.50–137.50/ton79.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round125.00–132.50/ton83.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round70–95/ton133.00
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.