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 Round——85.00–92.50/ton44.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——100–120/ton129.00
Medium Square 3x3——105–115/ton71.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——85/ton26.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——127.50/ton29.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——95.00–122.50/ton148.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——130/ton45.00
Premium
Large Round——145/ton18.00
Utility
Large Round——25/ton10.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——70–80/ton40.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——65/ton26.00
Round——100/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.