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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 Round——100–115/ton99.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——127.50–140.00/ton58.00
Large Round——155/ton24.00
Utility
Large Round——70.00–87.50/ton184.00
Large Round——50/ton3.00
Medium Square 3x3——62.50–85.00/ton44.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——90.00–97.50/ton205.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——122.50/ton23.00
Medium Square 3x3——112.50/ton25.00
Utility
Large Round——62.50–95.00/ton250.00
Medium Square 3x3——70.00–87.50/ton44.00
Large Round——87.50/ton38.00
Large Round——67.50–90.00/ton56.00
Large Square 3x4——77.50/ton21.00
Large Square 3x4——82.50–90.00/ton60.00
Large Round——82.50/ton11.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——120–140/ton86.00
Medium Square 3x3——135/ton24.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——115.00–117.50/ton82.00
Large Round——107.50–110.00/ton45.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——77.50/ton19.00
Large Round——77.50–90.00/ton27.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——42.50/ton23.00
Round——45–55/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.