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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Oct 30
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
769 ton sold · 1,036 ton at the prior sale (Oct 23) · 1,499 ton a year ago (Oct 31).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Alfalfa and grass hay firm. Bedding steady to firm. Trade active with good demand.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round130–155/ton126.00
Medium Square 3x3135.00–137.50/ton62.00
Fair/Good
Large Round117.50–127.50/ton113.00
Utility
Large Round30/ton2.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round82.50–95.00/ton45.00
Large Round80/ton21.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round90/ton7.00
Large Square 3x495/ton25.00
Large Square 3x485/ton26.00
Good/Premium
Large Round120–140/ton74.00
Large Round135.00–142.50/ton81.00
Large Square 3x4127.50/ton27.00
Large Square 3x4130/ton75.00
Medium Square 3x3125/ton28.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round170/ton33.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round105/ton24.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square80–125/ton118.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square60/ton20.00
Round50–60/ton46.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round80/ton24.00
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.