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 Round——110/ton30.00
Large Round——120/ton28.00
Large Round——105–115/ton60.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——112.50/ton24.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——107.50/ton23.00
Utility
Large Round——67.50/ton22.00
Large Round——40/ton1.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——80.00–82.50/ton38.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——30.00–32.50/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.