Hay / Iowa / HPL Hay Auction / 2026-05-09

HPL Hay Auction

Iowa · Hay auction · Sat, May 9
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3729

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 595 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Apr 11) · 0 ton a year ago (May 10).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round50–65/bale53.00
Utility
Large Round70/bale12.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x385/bale52.00
Premium
Small Square6.50–10.00/bale120.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round50/bale43.00
Fair
Large Round70/bale8.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round27.50–32.50/bale30.00
Large Round37.50/bale57.00
Large Round65–70/bale32.00
Large Round20–40/bale83.00
Large Round65/bale14.00
Large Round50–65/bale12.00
Fair/Good
Large Round50/bale4.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round45/bale6.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round75/bale5.00
Supreme
Large Round115–140/bale64.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square17.50–27.50/bale78.00
Round30/bale53.00
Source: USDA AMS · Las Cruces, NM. 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.