Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2024-04-25

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Apr 25
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 71 ton at the prior sale (Apr 18) · 33 ton a year ago (Apr 27).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold mostly steady with good quality. Grass hay was mostly weaker on average quality. The bedding market remains very weak. In the immediate trading area, many farmers were busy planting corn hurrying to beat the forecasted rain.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round140/ton28.00
Premium
Large Round215/ton26.00
Medium Square 3x3190/ton54.00
Good/Premium
Large Round175.00–187.50/ton115.00
Medium Square 3x3187.50/ton25.00
Good
Large Round150–170/ton370.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round135–145/ton135.00
Medium Square 3x3135/ton18.00
Premium
Large Round210/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round180–185/ton31.00
Fair
Large Round115.00–127.50/ton79.00
Utility
Large Round55–80/ton63.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round110–115/ton73.00
Good
Large Round155–165/ton101.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round120/ton27.00
Good
Large Round165/ton4.00
Good/Premium
Large Round180–185/ton61.00
Fair/Good
Large Round140.00–147.50/ton82.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square110/ton22.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square67.50–90.00/ton52.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round15–40/ton124.00
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.