Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2024-08-08

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Aug 8
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 273 ton at the prior sale (Aug 1) · 118 ton a year ago (Aug 10).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the market remained steady.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3137.50/ton69.00
Large Round122.50–125.00/ton49.00
Large Square 3x4120–125/ton73.00
Fair
Large Round100–115/ton337.00
Medium Square 3x3110/ton11.00
Large Square 3x4115.00–117.50/ton51.00
Utility/Fair
Large Square 3x490.00–97.50/ton93.00
Large Round82.50–97.50/ton182.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square100/ton5.00
Large Round110/ton47.00
Utility
Large Round70.00–77.50/ton281.00
Fair/Good
Large Round120–130/ton149.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round80.00–97.50/ton363.00
Medium Square 3x382.50/ton24.00

Rye Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round55–60/ton44.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round95/ton28.00

Alfalfa/Oat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round52.50–65.00/ton109.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round112.50/ton20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round22.50–50.00/ton93.00
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.