Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2025-04-14

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 14
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
322 ton sold · 153 ton at the prior sale (Apr 7) · 533 ton a year ago (Apr 15).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——95/ton20.00
Large Round——85/ton56.00
Large Round——87.50/ton29.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——82.50/ton26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——95/ton30.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——120–130/ton53.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——80/ton33.00
Large Square 3x4——80/ton27.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round——80/ton48.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——35–85/ton83.00
Round——75/ton16.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——40.00–52.50/ton134.00
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.