Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2025-11-17

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Nov 17
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
218 ton sold · 86 ton at the prior sale (Nov 10) · 422 ton a year ago (Nov 18).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round125/ton22.00
Good/Premium
Large Round142.50/ton21.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round72.50/ton22.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round110.00–117.50/ton48.00
Good/Premium
Large Round145/ton43.00
Utility
Large Round82.50/ton26.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round95/ton16.00
Large Round87.50/ton20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round52.50/ton41.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round52.50/ton68.00
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.