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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Feb 12
● As filed24 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1,428 ton sold · 1,697 ton at the prior sale (Feb 5) · 893 ton a year ago (Feb 13).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Alfalfa steady to weak. Grass and cornstalks steady to firm. Trade active with good demand.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round100–115/ton99.00
Good/Premium
Large Round127.50–140.00/ton58.00
Large Round155/ton24.00
Utility
Large Round70.00–87.50/ton184.00
Large Round50/ton3.00
Medium Square 3x362.50–85.00/ton44.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round90.00–97.50/ton205.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round122.50/ton23.00
Medium Square 3x3112.50/ton25.00
Utility
Large Round62.50–95.00/ton250.00
Medium Square 3x370.00–87.50/ton44.00
Large Round87.50/ton38.00
Large Round67.50–90.00/ton56.00
Large Square 3x477.50/ton21.00
Large Square 3x482.50–90.00/ton60.00
Large Round82.50/ton11.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3120–140/ton86.00
Medium Square 3x3135/ton24.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round115.00–117.50/ton82.00
Large Round107.50–110.00/ton45.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Medium Square 3x377.50/ton19.00
Large Round77.50–90.00/ton27.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square42.50/ton23.00
Round45–55/ton184.00
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.