Rock Valley Hay Auction

06/04/2026

06/04/26

06/04/2026

Last 2 loads of the night showing up. Leafy load of premium out of Dante SD

06/03/2026

Larger sale tomorrow! Looking like around 80 loads. Should have Facebook live up if you would like to follow along at 12:30! I’ll have the audio figured out tomorrow…I hope🤦‍♂️ Good variety, some first cutting for those looking to stockpile along with some cornstalks and straw. Still a little water on the yard so I would bring boots but you still can get around without em. See ya tomorrow😊

06/03/2026

*Public Service Announcement*

We know everyone needs to get out their 2025 hay, however, please be mindful to watch the condition of bales brought in. If our loader operators bust a bale due to careless operation we will always cover the bale. That being said if the condition of the bales are so bad that we cannot load them, we will be reweighing and correcting the payment.

Everyone usually does a wonderful job so thank you to all our customers who make the sale happen every week!

Side note…if anyone needs to cover a garden or needs feed for non picky animals, bring a trailer and we will load you with some broken bales! FREE!

05/30/2026

Here are a few early consignments. Another load of tarped Canadian, w**d free, short stem, wheat straw and a load of finer stem grass hay. If you have a dandy load of hay and would like to cover it prior to sale day, we are now tarping select square bale loads. If this interests you call Logan @ 712-451-8617

05/29/2026

05/28/26 Smaller Sale with a higher market.

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.

05/28/2026

Nice day for a sale today 05/28/26! Swing on in if your looking for a nice load of Grass or Alfalfa. Expecting around 50-60 loads. Hope to see you there!

05/28/2026

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Rock Valley Hay Auction

05/27/2026

Nice load of Canadian wheat straw available. W**d free! If you’re looking for a dandy load of straw call Logan @ 712-451-8617

05/22/2026

Report is out. Market was down slightly overall.

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 prices into the high $200's! Grass is higher again with averages aroun...