Hay / Iowa / Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur) / 2026-07-30

Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Jul 30
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1,764 ton sold · 1,841 ton at the prior sale (Jul 23) · 778 ton a year ago (Jul 31).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Alfalfa and grass and straw steady to weak. Lighter buyer participation and heavier volume putting the hay market under pressure.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——175/ton22.00
Large Round——185/ton89.00
Medium Square 3x3——185/ton47.00
Large Square 3x4——167.50–187.50/ton104.00
Large Square 3x4——180/ton25.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——190.00–192.50/ton127.00
Medium Square 3x3——230/ton32.00
Large Square 3x4——215.00–217.50/ton31.00
Large Square 3x4——190.00–207.50/ton126.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——140–165/ton615.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——175.00–197.50/ton313.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——115–135/ton178.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4——177.50/ton22.00
Large Round——185/ton8.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——145/ton25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——115/ton19.00
Round——132.50–140.00/ton33.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——120–125/ton60.00
Round——97.50/ton16.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——45–70/ton145.00
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.