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 Round——112.50–122.50/ton57.00
Large Round——125/ton28.00
Large Round——105/ton51.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——97.50/ton78.00
Large Round——95/ton29.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——170/ton26.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——75/ton27.00
N/A
Round——72.50/ton26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——107.50/ton27.00
Large Round——110.00–117.50/ton82.00
Utility
Large Round——87.50–92.50/ton52.00
Large Round——85/ton53.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——130/ton32.00
Large Round——130/ton25.00
Premium
Small Square——155/ton1.00
Large Round——155/ton3.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——100–105/ton109.00
Large Round——95/ton20.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——112.50–122.50/ton26.00
Round——95–120/ton94.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——67.50/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.