Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2026-07-23

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jul 23
● As filed31 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1,841 ton sold · 1,012 ton at the prior sale (Jul 16) · 1,130 ton a year ago (Jul 24).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Alfalfa and grass firm. Straw firm. Trade active with good demand especially from western interests as local hay supplies continue to shrink.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——157.50/ton21.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——160–180/ton128.00
Large Round——167.50–185.00/ton112.00
Medium Square 3x3——180/ton23.00
Large Square 3x4——180/ton25.00
Medium Square 3x3——187.50/ton21.00
Large Round——162.50–170.00/ton51.00
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——190.00–207.50/ton80.00
Medium Square 3x3——220/ton25.00
Large Square 3x4——200/ton20.00
Large Square 3x4——190–215/ton102.00
Large Round——200/ton48.00
Large Round——197.50–210.00/ton38.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round——120–145/ton304.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——187.50–205.00/ton109.00
Utility
Large Round——90/ton31.00
Large Round——57.50/ton9.00
Large Round——107.50–117.50/ton192.00
Large Round——40/ton20.00
Premium
Large Round——217.50/ton24.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——155–175/ton255.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——140/ton27.00
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——210/ton23.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——175/ton54.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——130/ton26.00
Large Round——135.00–137.50/ton46.00
Utility
Large Round——95/ton27.00

Bluegrass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——150–165/ton24.00
Round——137.50/ton41.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——72.50–80.00/ton58.00
Round——37.50/ton20.00
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.