Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2025-01-27

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Jan 27
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
700 ton sold · 374 ton at the prior sale (Jan 20) · 852 ton a year ago (Jan 29).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, Hay and straw steady. Trade moderate with light to moderate demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round112.50–122.50/ton57.00
Large Round125/ton28.00
Large Round105/ton51.00
Fair/Good
Large Round97.50/ton78.00
Large Round95/ton29.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3170/ton26.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round75/ton27.00
N/A
Round72.50/ton26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round107.50/ton27.00
Large Round110.00–117.50/ton82.00
Utility
Large Round87.50–92.50/ton52.00
Large Round85/ton53.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4130/ton32.00
Large Round130/ton25.00
Premium
Small Square155/ton1.00
Large Round155/ton3.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round100–105/ton109.00
Large Round95/ton20.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square112.50–122.50/ton26.00
Round95–120/ton94.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round67.50/ton25.00
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.