Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2025-12-08

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 8
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
454 ton sold · 339 ton at the prior sale (Dec 1) · 513 ton a year ago (Dec 9).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, all hay grades steady to weak in a light test. Trade slow with light to moderate demand and light buyer attendance.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round130/ton22.00
Medium Square 3x3135/ton26.00
Utility
Large Square 3x490/ton27.00
Utility/Fair
Medium Square 3x3115/ton21.00
Medium Square 3x3100.00–117.50/ton49.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round112.50–120.00/ton139.00
Good/Premium
Large Round125–135/ton84.00
Premium
Large Round140/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round85.00–97.50/ton27.00
Utility
Large Round40/ton2.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Square 3x492.50/ton34.00
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.