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 Round175/ton22.00
Large Round185/ton89.00
Medium Square 3x3185/ton47.00
Large Square 3x4167.50–187.50/ton104.00
Large Square 3x4180/ton25.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round190.00–192.50/ton127.00
Medium Square 3x3230/ton32.00
Large Square 3x4215.00–217.50/ton31.00
Large Square 3x4190.00–207.50/ton126.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round140–165/ton615.00
Good/Premium
Large Round175.00–197.50/ton313.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round115–135/ton178.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Square 3x4177.50/ton22.00
Large Round185/ton8.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round145/ton25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square115/ton19.00
Round132.50–140.00/ton33.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round120–125/ton60.00
Round97.50/ton16.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round45–70/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.