
Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday, May 29, 2026 54 loads Lots of buyers for a hot day in May. Market considerably higher on all classes due to higher demand and shorter supply. Sale every Thursday @ 12:30. ——ALFALFA-16—— SIZE LBS $/TON CUT 57520 210.00 3rd 40440 167.50 1st 3×3 51280 305.00 4th 3×3 …
Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday, May 21, 2026 97 loads Soggy Day for a sale. Smaller crowd and demand was down slightly. Alfalfa quality down slightly but the average price held steady. Grass price down due to high quantity and wetter conditions. Stalks higher, mixed hay steady. See you next week Thursday @ 12:30. …
Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday, May 14 , 2026 97 Loads Windy day for a sale but still a great buying crowd and a higher quantity of Hay! Market is steady to a little higher in some classes. Alfalfa was steady at an average of around $165-170 with a few higher quality outliers pushing …
Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday, May 7, 2026 70 Loads Market up overall again. Alfalfa all quality up. Grass all quality up. Mixed hay steady with no bedding to compare. Good buying crowd with higher demand. Sale every Thursday @ 12:30. —ALFALFA-29—— SIZE LBS $/TON CUT 3×3 17280 220.00 2nd 3×3 27280 175.00 2nd …
Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday, April 30 ,2026 68 Loads Market up again today. After a nice weekend of much needed rain in NW Iowa, we saw a great turnout of buyers and sellers. Premium Alfalfa saw a slight drop over last week while utility/good alfalfa saw a nice bump in prices. Grass topped …
Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday, April 23 ,2026 71 loads Another dry week and the market is still trending upwards. Alfalfa saw another leap in price with exceptional demand for premium/supreme quality. Grass remains steady after an uptick in price last week. Cornstalks steady to slightly higher. Large buying crowd again today, thanks for …
Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday, April 16,2026 57 loads Alfalfa and Grass are higher while cornstalks remained steady. The largest jump in price came from Grass even with the larger supply being offered today. This is attributed to buyers concerned about drier conditions around the country. While “premium” and “supreme” hay are still bringing …
Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday, April 9,2026 57 loads Nice day for a hay sale! Alfalfa saw the biggest jump in price with more quality being offered. Grass was much stronger over last week but still slightly a higher average overall. Straw was higher while cornstalks were steady. Market seems to be trending up …
Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday, April 4, 2026 64 loads Although the rain was much needed, it definitely affected prices today. Good buying crowd, but demand under the conditions was lower than last week. Alfalfa and grass were lower, but still averaging higher than earlier this month. Straw held steady while cornstalks came back to normal …
Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday, March 26, 2026 94 loads A higher volume of hay moved through the market today. Quality alfalfa and grass with good RFV and color saw strong demand, pushing prices higher. Lower quality cornstalks and straw experienced minimal buyer activity, contributing to a softer, slow-moving market. Overall buyer demand was looking for …