Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2024-02-01

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Feb 1
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
15 ton sold · 18 ton at the prior sale (Jan 25) · 52 ton a year ago (Feb 2).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the market overall was steady to lower. Warmer weather recently as well as in the forecast for the next couple weeks affected demand today.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round140–155/ton73.00
Large Square 3x4150–155/ton52.00
Good
Large Round160–185/ton221.00
Medium Square 3x3180/ton25.00
Large Square 3x4185/ton30.00
Good/Premium
Large Round190–210/ton172.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3225/ton15.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round175.00–187.50/ton186.00
Good/Premium
Large Round197.50–215.00/ton105.00
Utility
Large Round85–115/ton31.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4135/ton20.00
Large Round125–135/ton103.00
Fair/Good
Large Round142.50–155.00/ton360.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round147.50/ton24.00
Large Square 3x4155/ton25.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square60–135/ton159.00

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square120.00–142.50/ton43.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round50.00–67.50/ton297.00
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.