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 …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday May 29, 2025 56 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market was mostly steady on alfalfa with about 1/3 of the loads being 2025 crop. The grass generally sold steady to stronger with all grass hay being 2024 crop.   Auctions every Thursday at 12:30 pm. ** The Hudson bridge is …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday May 22, 2025 56 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market was steady to stronger. The new alfalfa that was here was very nice quality. The grass market was generally steady with interest being generally good. Wishing everyone a happy & safe Memorial Day weekend! Auctions every Thursday at 12:30 pm. …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday May 15, 2025 58 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today we were lucky and had approximately ½ inch of rain and sprinkles during the sale. We love rain but it does help make a buyer’s market. Today we saw the market trader unevenly lower. All hay sold was 2024 hay. We expect …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday May 8, 2025  62 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today the market was steady to stronger with more demand for the higher quality hay. Bedding sold steady with not much demand. Auctions every Thursday at 12:30 pm. Rick Rook’s funeral will be held 2pm on May 10 at the Porter Funeral home …

Rock Valley Hay Report Thursday May 1, 2025 52 Loads ___________________________________________________ Today we had very nice alfalfa in and low to mid quality grass. The hay sold accordingly. The cornstalks were lower today. The buyers are looking only for better quality and not for low to mid quality. Auctions ever Thursday at 12:30 pm. …

Rock Valley Hay Report Monday April 28, 2025 14  Loads ___________________________________________________ Our last Monday auction for this spring, continuing we will only have Thursday Auctions until November. A very light run, no test today. ** The Hudson bridge is closed **. ____________________________________________________ ——ALFALFA-4——- SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT lgrd  56400 120.00 2nd lgrd  56340 115.00 …