Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2024-02-29

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Feb 29
● As filed24 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 ton sold · 40 ton at the prior sale (Feb 22) · 275 ton a year ago (Mar 2).

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round140.00–152.50/ton139.00
Good
Large Round157.50–175.00/ton162.00
Good/Premium
Large Round180–185/ton106.00
Premium
Large Round220.00–237.50/ton47.00
Small Square165/ton1.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round95.00–112.50/ton47.00
Large Square 3x4117.50/ton23.00
Fair
Large Round120.00–137.50/ton110.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round175/ton56.00
Medium Square 3x3177.50/ton50.00
Fair
Large Round130.00–142.50/ton185.00
Medium Square 3x3130/ton24.00
Large Square 3x4120–130/ton48.00
Fair/Good
Large Round145.00–162.50/ton214.00
Large Square 3x4165/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3165/ton21.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3210/ton25.00
Large Square 3x4205/ton26.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round120.00–127.50/ton79.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3145/ton39.00
Fair/Good
Large Round135.00–147.50/ton79.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round135/ton24.00

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round125/ton20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round40–50/ton207.00
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.