HayWire Issue 19

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HayWire Issue 18, Steady week. Dakota still holds the high.

Quick note before the 4

Cheaper freight, steady cattle, tighter hay-- HayWire Issue 17

HayWire Pro- The Call

HayWire — Issue #16

HayWire Pro · The Call · Friday, June 12, 2026

STEADY nationally — but hold in the firming pockets.

HayWire Issue #15, The grade gap: $500 hay and $75 hay, same week

One name, two markets. The West is tight, the Midwest is loose, and the spread tells you when to buy.

HayWire Weekly — Issue #14, The West is running dry — and Plains supply is tightening with it

This week in 30 seconds:• 450 tons moved through Pipestone, MN, market is soft, buyers are picky• Fair alfalfa is the most active commodity right now, huge volume, wide prices• If you're buying for summer, the next 4-6 weeks may be your best window of the year

The Market is moving before the hay is cut.

Drought is back in the Plains, Missouri is signaling early, and Rock Valley is holding. Here's what's actually moving. HayWire Weekly — Issue #14Week of May 25, 2026 ·

Friday Pulse — Week of May 23, 2026

$166 quality spread — widest of the spring. SW Colorado not cutting at all. The Call before Monday.

Issue #13 — Why Your Hay Is Worth $108 or $273

Same auction. Same week. $165 apart. Here's which side you're on.

HayWire Pro is Live

Founding rate closes May 30. Here's what changes.

HayWire Weekly — Issue #12 $50 vs $483: Same Country, Different Reality

Week of May 11, 2026 · How hay markets split apart

⚡️ HayWire Weekly — Issue #9 · Week of April 20, 2026 · 681 records · 55 markets

Eastern demand moving west — Dakota SD up $50/ton in one week

⚡️ HayWire Weekly — Issue #8 Week of April 13, 2026 · 3,286 price records · 72 regions

Midwest window still open — but not for long

⚡️ HayWire Weekly — Issue #7 Week of April 6, 2026 · 870 price records · 69 regions

THE 30-SECOND VERSION Midwest markets are converging — Rock Valley IA, Pipestone MN, and Dakota SD are all within $3/ton of each other this week. That kind of alignment hasn't happened all season. Rock Valley sold slightly lower than last week due to rain and muddy yard conditions — expect a bounce next week when it dries out. Source: Rock Valley Hay Auction, direct.

HayWire Weekly — Issue #6 Week of March 30, 2026 · 784 price records · 69 regions

THE 30-SECOND VERSIONSpring buying season is here and prices are moving fast. Pipestone MN jumped $41/ton in one week — from $109 to $150/ton. Rock Valley IA is hitting $205/ton for premium alfalfa. If you've been waiting to buy, the window is closing. Prices this week confirm what the drought data has been signaling for months — supply is tightening and demand is accelerating.

⚡️ HayWire Weekly — Issue #5 Week of March 23, 2026

· 1,928 price records · 69 regions

⚡️ HayWire Weekly — Issue #4

Week of March 16th, 2026 · 1,674 price records · 69 regions

HayWire Weekly — Issue #3 Week of March 9, 2026

· 606 price records · 56 regions

🌾 HayWire Weekly Issue #2 — March 2nd 2026

THE 30-SECOND VERSION: Midwest alfalfa is holding steady — good-quality large rounds are trading $105–$128/ton across MN, IA, and SD auction markets this week, with no major swings from last week. The story this issue is the spread: that same good alfalfa is going for $228/ton in Indiana and $405/ton (premium grass) in Pennsylvania. If you're in the Midwest, you're buying at a significant discount to the rest of the country. If you're selling and can move hay east, there's margin sitting on the table.