Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2025-12-15

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 15
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
334 ton sold · 454 ton at the prior sale (Dec 8) · 611 ton a year ago (Dec 16).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round130–155/ton61.00
Large Round135.00–142.50/ton118.00
Fair/Good
Large Round122.50/ton21.00
Utility
Large Round45/ton1.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round122.50/ton27.00
Large Round132.50/ton23.00
Large Square 3x4117.50/ton33.00
Medium Square 3x3127.50/ton24.00
Good/Premium
Large Round155/ton26.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square105/ton19.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round42.50/ton17.00
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.