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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jun 19
● As filed25 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1,292 ton sold · 1,378 ton at the prior sale (Jun 12) · 596 ton a year ago (Jun 20).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, All grades of hay weak. Trade slow with light demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x472.50–80.00/ton74.00
Large Round100/ton26.00
Large Square 3x482.50/ton30.00
Large Square 3x477.50/ton26.00
Large Square 3x495/ton24.00
Large Round102.50/ton24.00
Utility
Large Round50/ton46.00
Large Round72.50/ton39.00
Large Round70–80/ton113.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3160/ton30.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round85.00–97.50/ton281.00
Large Round82.50/ton53.00
Large Round95/ton76.00
Good/Premium
Large Round120/ton68.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round135/ton25.00
Utility
Large Round50–75/ton144.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round72.50/ton47.00
Large Square 3x472.50–80.00/ton47.00
Fair/Good
Large Round110/ton50.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x482.50/ton48.00
N/A
Large Square70.00–112.50/ton67.00
Round65/ton16.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round50/ton2.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round97.50/ton19.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round45.00–47.50/ton37.00
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.