Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2024-08-15

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Aug 15
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
22 ton sold · 36 ton at the prior sale (Aug 8) · 337 ton a year ago (Aug 17).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, all grades of hay steady. Quality of Alfalfa was was good. First wheat straw offering of the year.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round115–130/ton129.00
Large Square 3x4122.50/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3135/ton26.00
Fair/Good
Large Round85–95/ton99.00
Medium Square 3x395–105/ton61.00
Large Square 3x495/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Square 3x472.50/ton26.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3120/ton29.00
Large Round110.00–112.50/ton68.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round57.50–60.00/ton39.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round30/ton26.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round62.50–75.00/ton236.00
Good/Premium
Large Round95.00–107.50/ton77.00
Premium
Large Round117.50–120.00/ton50.00
Large Square 3x4102.50/ton29.00
Fair/Good
Large Round77.50–92.50/ton334.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round77.50/ton22.00
Fair/Good
Large Round110/ton33.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square105/ton28.00
Round115–130/ton36.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round42.50–45.00/ton94.00
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.