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Prices refreshed this morning from USDA hay auction reportsLatest: Rock Valley Thu · Jul 28
Priced from real sales · not guesses

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Enter your forage test once. My Hay Barn prices your hay against real USDA auction sales every day, shows you who's buying, and tells you where it sells for more.

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Live auction pricesUSDA Market News
Supreme
RFV/RFQ 185+
$190–220/ton
Premium
RFV/RFQ 170–184
$180–195/ton
Good
RFV/RFQ 150–169
$155–165/ton
Fair
RFV/RFQ 130–149
$150/ton
Utility
RFV/RFQ under 130
$100/ton
Updated Jul 28 from USDA hay auction reports
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Your RFV / RFQ
178 RFV/RFQ
95 · Utility155 · Good215 · Supreme

Bands come straight from this week's USDA auction sales in the Upper Midwest. Sign in to save your lot and get tomorrow's number automatically.

Premium
$180–195/ton
That's Premium hay. Around the Upper Midwest it's bringing $180–195/ton. A printed test sheet in a buyer's hand has been pulling more.
From USDA Market News · 23 auction reports · updated 2026-07-28
Why the number holds up

A price you can stand behind at the scale

No opinions, no “market feel.” Every number traces back to hay that actually changed hands.

It learns from real sales

Every sale recorded here teaches the price engine. Over time it stops guessing and starts telling you what hay like yours actually sold for — by grade, bale, and region.

The test does the talking

List your hay with its forage test attached. Buyers see the grade and how your price stacks against the live market band. A printed sheet in a buyer's hand is worth real dollars a ton.

Sell where it's worth more

The radar watches buyers coast to coast and flags drought surges before they hit your area. A weekly report breaks down your region's market in plain language.

A verified RFQ 178 lot of 3×4s brought $250 a ton private in western Wisconsin this month — $60 over the top of the home auction band.
Direct sales with a test sheet beat the ring. That's the whole idea: price it right, then sell it where the number is highest.
+$60/ton
Over the local auction band, sold direct with a test
Every AM
Your lots repriced before you've had coffee
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No jargon — what's tight, what's cheap, where to sell
Everything inside your barn

One login. The whole hay market, working for you.

Pricing is just the start. Here's where the number takes you.

Buyer radar

See who's buying across the country and get drought-surge alerts before prices move in your area.

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Marketplace

List hay with its forage test attached. Buyers see the grade and exactly how your price stacks up.

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Weekly reports

Your region's market in plain language, every week — where hay's tight, where it's cheap, where it's headed.

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Wanted board

Buyers post exactly what they need. Match your hay and reach out direct — no middleman.

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Sell to government Underused

Disaster-relief and state drought hay buys, plus ag contracts — and a plain guide to getting on the list.

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Save every lot, track what you sold vs. the estimate, and export it QuickBooks-ready at tax time.

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A look inside the weekly report

See every grade, priced from real sales

This week's auction bands for the Upper Midwest, straight from USDA reports — and tracked over time so you can see where the market's headed. The weekly report breaks down what's tight, what's cheap, and whether to sell now or hold.

Read your region's report →
Supreme alfalfa · Upper Midwest$/ton, last 6 wks
Jun 22
$205
Jun 29
$203
Jul 6
$203
Jul 13
$203
Jul 20
$206
Jul 27
$205
How it works

Three steps to a number you can trust

1

Enter a lot

Type your hay and its RFV or RFQ. Takes about a minute — no account needed to see your first number.

2

Get today's price

Graded the way buyers grade it, valued against real auction sales from this week — refreshed every morning.

3

List it or hold it

Sell on the marketplace with your test attached, or watch the radar and time it right. Your call, with the data behind it.

Straight answers

The questions every seller asks first

Where does the price actually come from?+
Real auction sales published in USDA Market News hay reports, graded into the same five bands buyers use. We don't invent a number or average a vibe — every band traces back to hay that sold that week. As members record their own sales, the engine sharpens for your grade and region.
Is it really free?+
Yes. Pricing your hay, the buyer radar, the marketplace, and the weekly report are free to start. There's a Pro tier for extras like QuickBooks-ready sales exports, but you never need it to find out what your hay is worth.
Do I have to give up my email or a password?+
No password, ever. You can price a lot without signing in at all. To save your barn, sign in with Google or a one-time email link. No spam — we use it to send your prices, nothing else.
Who sees my hay?+
Nobody, until you choose to list it. Your lots and notes stay private to your barn. When you're ready to sell, you publish a listing — with as much or as little contact info as you want — and buyers reach you directly.
I sell direct, not at auction. Does this still help?+
That's exactly who it's for. The auction band is your floor; a forage test in a buyer's hand is how you beat it. One verified RFQ 178 lot recently sold private at $250/ton — $60 over the top of the local ring.

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