Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2025-03-17

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 17
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
389 ton sold · 410 ton at the prior sale (Mar 10) · 536 ton a year ago (Mar 18).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, all grades of hay steady in a light test. Trade slow with light demand for light supplies.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round90/ton27.00
Large Round100/ton9.00
Utility
Large Square 3x460/ton24.00
Utility/Fair
Large Square 3x487.50/ton31.00
Large Square 3x475/ton30.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round120/ton51.00
Large Round130/ton23.00
Utility
Large Round72.50/ton12.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round77.50–85.00/ton130.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round85/ton52.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square70–80/ton58.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round67.50/ton50.00
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.