Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2025-04-21

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 21
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
270 ton sold · 322 ton at the prior sale (Apr 14) · 509 ton a year ago (Apr 22).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, all grades of hay firm in a light test. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand for light offerings.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round27/bale70.00
Good/Premium
Large Round135/ton29.00
Large Round132.50/ton29.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round85.00–87.50/ton51.00
Large Round82.50/ton31.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round82.50/ton26.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round105/ton53.00
Good/Premium
Large Round125/ton26.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round85–90/ton25.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round50/ton2.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round90/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.