Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2024-09-12

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Sep 12
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
20 ton sold · 30 ton at the prior sale (Sep 5) · 24 ton a year ago (Sep 14).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, The better grass sold well, the average quality was steady. The alfalfa was mostly steady on the same quality. Bedding was lower today.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x490/ton23.00
Large Round100.00–122.50/ton221.00
Fair/Good
Large Round87.50–95.00/ton209.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round70.00–82.50/ton84.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3180/ton47.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round110/ton20.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round57.50–65.00/ton77.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round80–95/ton131.00
Premium
Large Round160/ton24.00
Utility
Large Round67.50–77.50/ton86.00
Large Round55–60/ton72.00
Fair/Good
Large Round110–125/ton191.00
Good/Premium
Large Round132.50–140.00/ton79.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round57.50/ton22.00
N/A
Round65/ton19.00

Teff

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round95/ton31.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square100/ton33.00
Round70/ton22.00
Round90–105/ton105.00
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.