Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2024-03-21

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Mar 21
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
13 ton sold · 24 ton at the prior sale (Mar 14) · 43 ton a year ago (Mar 23).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Demand was weak and market sold steady to lower.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round130.00–147.50/ton333.00
Medium Square 3x3140/ton23.00
Good
Large Round162.50–165.00/ton77.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3175/ton27.00
Large Square 3x4170/ton26.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4120/ton27.00
Medium Square 3x3125/ton26.00
Utility/Fair
Large Square 3x495–100/ton50.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round137.50–142.50/ton49.00
Good
Large Round145.00–152.50/ton132.00
Good/Premium
Large Round180–185/ton118.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round107.50/ton13.00
Fair
Large Round120/ton27.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round117.50–130.00/ton50.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square52.50–95.00/ton95.00
Round115/ton20.00

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square110/ton21.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round17.50–47.50/ton288.00
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.