Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2024-12-26

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Dec 26
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
560 ton sold · 1,162 ton at the prior sale (Dec 19) · 1,274 ton a year ago (Dec 28).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The hay market undertone was lower on the day after Christmas 2024 with light supply and light to moderate demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round85.00–92.50/ton44.00
Fair/Good
Large Round100–120/ton129.00
Medium Square 3x3105–115/ton71.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round85/ton26.00
Good/Premium
Large Round127.50/ton29.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round95.00–122.50/ton148.00
Good/Premium
Large Round130/ton45.00
Premium
Large Round145/ton18.00
Utility
Large Round25/ton10.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round70–80/ton40.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square65/ton26.00
Round100/ton12.00
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.