Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2025-02-24

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Feb 24
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
621 ton sold · 488 ton at the prior sale (Feb 17) · 592 ton a year ago (Feb 26).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, all grades of hay weak in a light test. Trade slow with light demand and light buyer attendance. Quality was varied but generally poor to average.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round107.50–115.00/ton93.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round80–85/ton66.00
Large Round87.50/ton8.00
Good/Premium
Small Square125/ton2.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round122.50/ton24.00
Utility/Fair
Large Square 3x482.50/ton61.00
Large Square 3x485/ton29.00
Large Round80/ton23.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round60–65/ton34.00
Large Round45.00–52.50/ton7.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round77.50/ton27.00
Medium Square 3x372.50/ton22.00
Large Round70/ton57.00
Fair/Good
Large Round80/ton33.00
Large Round82.50–90.00/ton88.00
Good/Premium
Large Round110/ton24.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round67.50/ton23.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square77.50–87.50/ton31.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round65/ton26.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round65/ton24.00
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.