Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2025-03-24

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 24
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
517 ton sold · 389 ton at the prior sale (Mar 17) · 240 ton a year ago (Mar 25).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round102.50/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round85–90/ton44.00
Large Round82.50/ton26.00
Large Round95/ton26.00
Large Round70–80/ton74.00
Fair/Good
Large Round115/ton26.00
Utility
Large Square 3x457.50/ton24.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round87.50/ton28.00

Teff

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round80/ton24.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round110.00–112.50/ton55.00
Large Square 3x490/ton30.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round75–85/ton137.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square50.00–52.50/ton60.00

Bluegrass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square80/ton31.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round52.50–57.50/ton109.00
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.