Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2025-04-28

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Apr 28
● As filed9 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
226 ton sold · 270 ton at the prior sale (Apr 21) · 340 ton a year ago (Apr 29).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, not enough of any one class of hay for accurate trends. Trade slow with light demand for light offerings.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round110/ton30.00
Large Round120/ton28.00
Large Round105–115/ton60.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round112.50/ton24.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round107.50/ton23.00
Utility
Large Round67.50/ton22.00
Large Round40/ton1.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round80.00–82.50/ton38.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round30.00–32.50/ton104.00
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.