Where the buyers are and what hay is selling for in your area, from live buyer requests, real sales, and USDA auction reports.
Buyers looking in Upper Midwest
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What hay is selling for near Upper Midwest
No verified sales recorded in Upper Midwest in the last 30 days yet. As farmers here record sales, real local prices show up.
Last sale Oct 27: 331 tons, about steady with the prior sale. Good hay averaged $225/ton (range $200–$250). Next sale Monday, Nov 2.
PipestonePipestone, MNGood ~$170/ton
Next sale Tue, Nov 3Tuesdays
Goodavg $170/tonrange $155–$185
Fairavg $103/tonrange $65–$140
Utilityavg $65/tonrange $50–$80
Last sale Oct 27: 152 tons, about steady with the prior sale. Good hay averaged $170/ton (range $155–$185). Next sale Tuesday, Nov 3.
Rock Valley MonRock Valley, IASupreme ~$211/ton
Next sale Mon, Nov 2 · 12:30 PMMondays 12:30 PM (Nov–Apr)
Supremeavg $211/tonrange $195–$228
Premiumavg $193/tonrange $170–$215
Goodavg $153/tonrange $130–$175
Fairavg $138/tonrange $118–$158
Utilityavg $116/tonrange $103–$130
Last sale Oct 27: 4,483 tons, about steady with the prior sale. Supreme hay averaged $211/ton (range $195–$228). Next sale Monday, Nov 2 at 12:30 PM.
Rock Valley ThuRock Valley, IASupreme ~$243/ton
Next sale Thu, Oct 29 · 12:30 PMThursdays 12:30 PM (year-round)
Supremeavg $243/tonrange $225–$260
Premiumavg $228/tonrange $185–$270
Goodavg $164/tonrange $150–$178
Fairavg $138/tonrange $130–$145
Utilityavg $75/tonrange $50–$100
Last sale Oct 27: 2,501 tons, about steady with the prior sale. Supreme hay averaged $243/ton (range $225–$260). Next sale Thursday, Oct 29 at 12:30 PM.
More sale barns near Upper Midwest
Places to haul or consign hay. We don't pull live USDA prices for these, so call ahead for current numbers. Click any barn for details.
Premier Livestock & AuctionsWithee, WIWednesdays 9:30 AM
Wisconsin's largest livestock auction, around 25 semi loads of hay weekly, organic and conventional. Hay and straw consignments taken any day, sold Wednesdays. Their online reports run cattle-first, so for current hay prices it is best to call the barn.
Dyersville Hay & Straw AuctionDyersville, IA⚑ Surge watchWednesdays, deliver by 9 AM
The well-known Dyersville auction, now under a new outfit after the original Dyersville Sales Co held its final sale in 2024. Lots sell with RFV forage tests displayed, so tested hay earns its money here.
Surge watch, why prices may run higher: Historical pattern: under its prior operator during the 2018 southern drought and range fires, attendance climbed and utility grinding hay jumped roughly five-fold, from about $30 to $165 a ton. When Texas and Oklahoma dry out, those buyers reach this far north as local grass fails. Worth watching the weekly drought map.
Fort Atkinson Hay AuctionFort Atkinson, IAWeekly
A long-running weekly auction in northeast Iowa, about an hour from Westby. A practical second outlet for your own loads.
Mid-American AuctionSauk Centre, MNThursdays, twice monthly
A big central Minnesota hay sale with on-site DHIA forage testing for every seller, so your RFV travels with the load into the ring. Strong central Minnesota dairy demand.