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Iowa Direct Hay Report

Iowa · Direct hay market · Mon, Oct 5
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2807

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——85/bale90.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——120/bale90.00
Small Square——9/bale300.00
Supreme
Small Square——9/bale0.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——65/bale72.00
Good
Small Square——6.50/bale0.00
Premium
Small Square——9/bale0.00
Medium Square 3x3——240/ton22.00

Brome Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——9/bale0.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——120/bale6.00
Small Square——9/bale150.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——8–9/bale0.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
—
Large Square——60/bale170.00
Small Square——7/bale250.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
—
Small Square——7/bale0.00
Source: USDA AMS · Des Moines, IA. 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.