Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday August 14, 2025 68 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market weaker on alfalfa and steady on grass. The quality was lacking on several loads today. The buyers are not very interested in buying hay at this point. Auctions every Thursday at 12:30. ____________________________________________________ ——ALFALFA-32—— SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT 3×3   56000 …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday August 7, 2025  51 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market averaged slightly lower. Quality was an issue today again. Some hay was carrying extra moisture or was not attractive to the buyers. Buyers appear to be waiting for better quality which hopefully will come. Given the weather, I’m not sure …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday July 31, 2025 37 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market was stronger. A lot of the difference from last week to this week was the fact that most of the hay was dryer but the quality really is lacking still. Auctions every Thursday at 12:30. ____________________________________________________ ——ALFALFA-16—— SIZE    LBS  $/TON …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday July 24, 2025 57  Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the quality of the hay was better despite having 1 ¼ inch of rain on everything last night. The alfalfa was lower, and the grass was slightly higher. Auctions every Thursday at 12:30 pm. ____________________________________________________ ——ALFALFA-21—— SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT 3×3   51560 …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday July 17, 2025  59 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market was lower. The crowd was not overly interested today. Auctions every Thursday at 12:30 pm. ____________________________________________________ ——ALFALFA-28—— SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT 3×3   51740 112.50 1st NEW 3×3   55140  90.00 3rd 3×3   57680  90.00 3rd 3×3   48360  72.50 1st NEW 3×4   …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday July 10, 2025  71 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market was steady to stronger. They hay condition was much better (dryer) than previous sales. Demand is limited but there was interest in alfalfa today. Auctions every Thursday at 12:30 pm. ____________________________________________________ ——ALFALFA-31—— SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT 3×3   55540 170.00 1st …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday June 26, 2025 36 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market was lower again. The wet week caused all hay to look very poor. Demand was weak & so was the general mood at the auction.  Remember, NO Auction on July 3rd!! The next auction is July 10 at 12:30 pm. …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday June 19, 2025 63 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market was lower across the board. Very little interest for all classes of hay from the buyers. Remember, NO Auction on July 3rd!! The lunch wagon will be here next Thursday, June 26th.  Auctions every Thursday at 12:30 pm. ** The …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday June 12, 2025 75 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market was mostly steady with mostly average quality in both the grass and alfalfa categories. Auctions every Thursday at 12:30 pm. ** The Hudson bridge is closed **. ____________________________________________________ —–ALFALFA-36—— SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT 3×3     580 140.00 2nd 3×3   49900 135.00 …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday June 5, 2025  90 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market was generally lower in all categories. The buyers were very discriminating on which loads they were interested in. The buyers only wanted the better quality loads & in general it seemed as if there was more interest in old alfalfa …