Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon) / 2026-02-16

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Mon)

Iowa · Hay auction · Mon, Feb 16
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2243

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
584 ton sold · 593 ton at the prior sale (Feb 9) · 488 ton a year ago (Feb 17).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, all grades of hay steady on reduced quality. Trade slow to moderate with moderate demand.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round120/ton24.00
Medium Square 3x3135/ton23.00
Utility
Large Round62.50–82.50/ton108.00
Medium Square 3x360.00–87.50/ton36.00
Large Round87.50/ton31.00
Large Square 3x487.50/ton32.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round97.50–100.00/ton45.00
Large Round90/ton20.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round40/ton1.00
Large Round70–95/ton100.00
Large Round85/ton43.00
Large Square 3x480/ton24.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round110/ton26.00
Large Round100–105/ton71.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square47.50/ton24.00
Large Square107.50/ton22.00

Fescue

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square115/ton19.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round50.00–52.50/ton157.00
Round20/ton1.00
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.