Alfalfa/Grass Sales Results

December Results


THURSDAY,  December 1, 2011          
             63 loads.
There will be NO SALE on Monday, December 26. 
Today quality was a little better & the market was up.
 
A policeman stops an elderly man around 2 a.m. &
asks where he is going at such an hour.  The man
replies *I am on my way to a lecture about alcohol
abuse & the effects it has on the human body, as
well as smoking & staying out late.*  Officer asks,
*Really? Who is giving the lecture at this time of
day?*  Sam says, *That would be my wife.*

   ALFALFA-22
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3s 43820   270.00 1st
lgrds 39540  260.00 4th
lgrds 43340  230.00 2nd
lgrds 48000  220.00
lgrds 33680  220.00 2nd
lgrds 56300  210.00 2/3
lgrds 48320  210.00
lgrds 43380  210.00 2nd
lgrds 40500  200.00 2nd
lgrds 47040  200.00 1st
lgrds 49440  200.00 1st
lgrds 43260  200.00 1st
lgrds 38540  195.00
lgrds 44080  195.00 1st
lgrds 46000  195.00 1st
lgrds 51610  190.00 1st
lgrds 53000  190.00 1st
lgrds 41780  190.00
lgrds 41520  185.00 1st
lgrds 19580  180.00 2nd
lgrds 22880  170.00 2nd
lgrds 34840  135.00 1/2    
 

         GRASS-23
SIZE   LBS  $/Ton
smsq 10720  170.00
3x3s    7500  165.00
lgrds  11880  150.00
lgrds    6980  140.00
lgrds  40840  135.00
lgrds  46060  135.00
lgrds  44680  135.00
lgrds  47060  135.00
lgrds  43860  135.00
lgrds  32900  135.00
lgrds  49120  130.00
lgrds  29260  130.00
lgrds  47120  130.00
lgrds  45780  130.00
lgrds  43420  130.00
lgrds  15280  125.00
lgrds    4440  125.00
lgrds  46900  115.00
lgrds  48750  115.00
lgrds  30400  115.00
lgrds  40200  115.00
lgrds  31640  105.00
lgrds  40660    77.50



 

       Monday, December 5,  2011
         24  Loads
NOTICE:
There will be NO SALE on
Monday, December 26 nor
on Monday, Jan. 2.  There
will only be Thursday sales
those weeks.  THANKS.
 
BAD NEWS:
Congress is passing a new law
Dec. 30, 2011, saying to help the
economy it will be deporting
senior citizens instead of illegals.
This will save much in Medicare
costs & Social Security.  Guess
I*ll see you on the bus; I wonder
where they are taking us?

         ALFALFA-9
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3s  45760  160.00 2nd
lgrds 21760   210.00 4th
lgrds 38720   195.00 2nd
lgrds 44260   190.00 2nd
lgrds ????     170.00 2nd
lgrds 48340   165.00 1st
lgrds 50380   165.00 2nd
lgrds 21500   160.00 2nd
lgrds ????     140.00 3rd

      

      GRASS-9
SIZE LBS  $/TON
lgrds  49120  135.00
lgrds  11420  135.00
lgrds  54500  132.50
lgrds  32320  115.00
lgrds  32500  110.00
lgrds  36500    85.00
lgrds  51740    85.00
lgrds  34920    85.00
lgrds  37070    62.50

 


 THURSDAY,  December 8, 2011          
              75 loads.
There will be NO SALE on Monday, December 26,
nor on Monday, January 2.  There will only be sales
on Thursday those weeks.  See you there.  
Today the market remained strong with a good
run today.

Husbands, looking for a Christmas gift for the wife?
You will be smart if you buy her a set of very fine
China so she will not trust you to wash it or carry it
to the dishwasher or to the cupboard or anywhere. 

               ALFALFA-26
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
smsq 12320  205.00 3rd
4x4s  44620  230.00
3x3s  51160  190.00 1st
lgrds  45540  225.00 4th
lgrds  58420  220.00 3rd
lgrds  15840  210.00 3rd
lgrds  46420  210.00 1st
lgrds  47260  200.00
lgrds  40560  200.00 2nd
lgrds  48520  200.00 1st
lgrds  48460  195.00
lgrds  44600  195.00 2nd
lgrds  42280  195.00 2nd
lgrds  28510  190.00 3/4
lgrds  30380  190.00 3rd
lgrds  20540  190.00 2nd
lgrds  36680  190.00
lgrds  49800  190.00 1st
lgrds  49180  190.00 1st
lgrds  45720  190.00 1st
lgrds  39780  180.00 2nd
lgrds  43440  180.00 1st
lgrds  41180  175.00 2nd
lgrds  40500  160.00 2nd
lgrds  36600  145.00 2nd
lgrds  44980  140.00 1st

                GRASS-31
SIZE   LBS  $/Ton
smsq  10720  150.00
3x3s   44300  140.00
lgrds  12820  140.00
lgrds  38140  137.50
lgrds  36340  135.00
lgrds    7360  132.50
lgrds  50700  130.00
lgrds  48860  130.00
lgrds  45340  130.00
lgrds  45620  125.00
lgrds  42120  120.00
lgrds  32300  115.00
lgrds  39400  115.00
lgrds    4640  110.00
lgrds  48940  105.00
lgrds  33300  105.00
lgrds  47460  105.00
lgrds  ????    105.00
lgrds  43000  105.00
lgrds  39980  102.50
lgrds  46120  100.00
lgrds  44320  100.00
lgrds  47860    97.50
lgrds  46760    97.50
lgrds  48000    97.50
lgrds  47000    97.50
lgrds  44760    95.00
lgrds  46460    95.00
lgrds  28320    95.00
lgrds  45980    92.50
lgrds  36600    90.00
 



  Monday, December 12,  2011
         15  Loads
Lovely day...Light run. 
Market steady.
NOTICE:
There will be NO SALE on
Monday, December 26 nor
on Monday, Jan. 2.  There
will only be Thursday sales
those weeks.  THANKS.

 

My mother was surprised by
her 7-year-old grandson one
morning when he made her coffee.
She drank what was the worst cup
of coffee in her life.  At the bottom
of the mug she discovered three
little green plastic army men.  Honey,
she asked, what are the army men
doing im my coffee.  Her grandson
said, Grandma it says on TV that
the best part of waking up is
soldiers in your cup.
          

            ALFALFA-2
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
lgrds 54880   225.00 4th
lgrds 43140   195.00 1st
 
  
       

   GRASS-8
SIZE LBS  $/TON
smsq   5420   170.00
lgrds  47700  132.50
lgrds  48360  130.00
lgrds  43620  125.00
lgrds   7180   115.00
lgrds  46960  105.00
lgrds  38820    97.50
3x4s  38030    90.00

 



 

THURSDAY,  December 15, 2011          
              89 loads.
There will be NO SALE on Monday, December 26,
nor on Monday, January 2.  There will only be sales
on Thursday those weeks.  See you there.
  
Did you know St. Francis of Assisi is said to have
staged the first living Nativity scene in the 13th
century in Italy?
Christmas song blooper:  *While shepherds washed
their socks by night....*

 

         ALFALFA-31
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
4x4s  44980  250.00
3x3s  43660  190.00 1st
3x3s  48680  190.00 1st
lgrd   52780  230.00 3rd
lgrd   30860  230.00 4th
lgrd   37120  225.00 1st
lgrd   51140  225.00 3rd
lgrd   44260  220.00 4th
lgrd   58220  220.00 2nd
lgrd   56580  220.00 2nd
lgrd   58160  220.00 2nd
lgrd   32620  220.00 1st
lgrd   58200  210.00 2/3
lgrd   21180  205.00 3rd
lgrd   43420  205.00 2nd
lgrd   40020  200.00 1st
lgrd   41940  195.00 1st
lgrd   39840  195.00 1st
lgrd   48320  195.00
lgrd   38540  195.00 1st
lgrd   40180  195.00
lgrd   42290  190.00 2nd
lgrd   42000  190.00 2nd
lgrd   48740  190.00 1st
lgrd   48100  190.00 3rd
lgrd   47520  185.00 2nd
lgrd   41900  180.00 1st
lgrd   38160  175.00
lgrd   32920  167.50  1st
lgrd   43280  160.00 1st
lgrd   50260  130.00 1st
    

     GRASS-36
SIZE   LBS  $/Ton
smsq    5020  155.00
smsq    9440    90.00
3x3s    8780  165.00
3x3s  45780  140.00
4x4s  40180  130.00
3x3s  46900  120.00
lgrd   12640  155.00
lgrd   37160  145.00
lgrd   17940  145.00
lgrd   33840  140.00
lgrd   43240  135.00
lgrd   19880  135.00
lgrd     6700  130.00
lgrd   30900  130.00
lgrd   19960  130.00
lgrd     7460  130.00
lgrd   41400  130.00
lgrd   51740  130.00
lgrd   33260  125.00
lgrd   43700  125.00
lgrd   46000  125.00
lgrd   43800  122.50
lgrd   35620  122.50
lgrd   48660  120.00
lgrd   41760  120.00
lgrd   45580  115.00
lgrd   34280  115.00
lgrd   48000  110.00
lgrd   44180  110.00
lgrd   45440  105.00
lgrd   ????   105.00
lgrd   47200  105.00
lgrd   ????   100.00
lgrd   36460    90.00
lgrd   ????     90.00
lgrd   14820    90.00

 


 
 Monday, December 19,  2011
     30  Loads
NO SALE THE NEXT TWO MONDAYS!
SALES ON THURSDAY NEXT 2 WEEKS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS-HAPPY NEW YEAR.
In 1954 Hilton Hotels ran this Christmas ad in
magazines with a colorful picture of the Wise Men.
It said "Wise men still seek Him.  Moses sought Him
on a mountain; St. Augustine in his books; Washington
at Valley Forge; Albert Scweitzer in the heat of the
African jungle; President Eisenhower in his own heart &
the hearts of his people; Konrad Adenauer in the Cathedral
of Cologne.  And one cold night long ago the Wise Men
found Him...and Angels singing, *Glory to God in the highest
and on earth peace to men of good will.*  Would they run
this today???  

       ALFALFA-9
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
lgrd  41320  195.00 3rd
lgrd  43640  190.00 2nd
lgrd  30410  190.00 4th
lgrd  42620  190.00
lgrd  47380  190.00 1st
lgrd  42780  185.00 2nd
lgrd  44600  175.00 2nd
lgrd  38540  170.00
lgrd  37460  140.00 1st
  

        GRASS-9
SIZE LBS  $/TON
smsq   5660  135.00
lgrds  15710  135.00
lgrds  49620  130.00
lgrds  49400  130.00
lgrds  14620  120.00
lgrds  ????    105.00
lgrds  41320    97.50
lgrds    7300    90.00
lgrds  43460    90.00

 

 


 

 

THURSDAY,  December 22, 2011          
              110 loads.
There will be NO SALE on Monday, December 26,
nor on Monday, January 2.  There will only be sales
on Thursday those weeks.  See you there.  
We at the Rock Valley Hay Auction
               wish each of you a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
The USDA Market News plans to
discontinue the hay market reports...so
PLEASE HELP US BY CONTACTING YOUR
REPRESENTATIVES & LETTING THEM
KNOW THAT WE WANT THE USDA MARKET
NEWS TO CONTINUE TO INCLUDE ALL THE
HAY MARKET REPORTS
IOWA
Sen. Chuck Grassley  (202)-224-3744
Sen. Tom Harkin          (202)-224-3254
Rep. Steve King           (202)-225-4426
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sen. Tim Johnson         (202)-224-5842
Sen. John Thune           (202)-224-2321
Rep. Kristi Noem          (202)-225-2801
NEBRASKA
Sen. Mike Johanns        (202)-224-4224
Sen. Ben Nelson            (202)-224-6551
MINNESOTA
Sen. Al Franken              (202)-224-5641
Sen. Amy Klobuchar      (202)-224-3244
Rep. Tim Walz               (202)-225-2472

 

             ALFALFA-44
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
smsq   9620  150.00 4th
smsq   6880  142.50 2nd
4x4s  48180  205.00 1st
3x3s  44300  180.00 1st
3x3s  46180  167.50 1st
lgrd   54860  225.00 3rd
lgrd   48660  210.00 2nd
lgrd   51680  200.00 3rd
lgrd   46000  195.00 1st
lgrd   46860  195.00 1st
lgrd   52480  190.00 3rd
lgrd   52760  190.00 2nd
lgrd   17480  190.00 3rd
lgrd   52480  190.00 3rd
lgrd   53760  185.00 3rd
lgrd   53040  185.00 3rd
lgrd   40860  185.00 1st
lgrd   47520  185.00 3rd
lgrd   40520  185.00 3rd
lgrd   39940  185.00 4th
lgrd   39040  185.00 2nd
lgrd   49460  180.00 2nd
lgrd   18720  180.00 1st
lgrd   34440  180.00 1st
lgrd   45940  180.00 2nd
lgrd   49460  180.00 1st
lgrd   42460  180.00 2nd
lgrd   52340  177.50 3rd
lgrd   41380  175.00 2nd
lgrd   41800  175.00 2nd
lgrd   37520  175.00 1st
lgrd   17180  175.00 3rd
lgrd   41340  175.00 2nd
lgrd   45220  175.00 2nd
lgrd   33020  175.00 2nd
lgrd   36960  170.00
lgrd   46540  170.00 1st
lgrd   39890  170.00 1st
lgrd   32180  165.00 1st
lgrd   47840  165.00
lgrd   37320  150.00 1st
lgrd   40880  140.00 1st
lgrd   39740  135.00 2nd
lgrd   39100  135.00
lgrd   50020  125.00 1st
lgrd   43080  122.50 1st  
  

 

 

  
   

     
         GRASS-36
SIZE   LBS  $/Ton
3x3s  29120  160.00
3x3s  49000    95.00
lgrd   46440  185.00
lgrd   50400  137.50
lgrd   40600  137.50
lgrd   19400  132.50
lgrd   13200  132.50
lgrd   43640  117.50
lgrd   50060  117.50
lgrd  14320  115.00
lgrd  48780  112.50
lgrd  50360  110.00
lgrd    7900  110.00
lgrd  50180  107.50
lgrd  21060  105.00
lgrd  41300  105.00
lgrd  55500  105.00
lgrd              105.00
lgrd   20360 102.50
lgrd   19120  102.50
lgrd   42860  100.00
lgrd   42420  100.00
lgrd   44060  100.00
lgrd   32540    95.00
lgrd     5280    95.00
lgrd   36380    95.00
lgrd   40360    95.00
lgrd   45240    92.50
lgrd   39340    92.50
lgrd   49460    92.50
lgrd   41660    90.00
lgrd   42120    90.00
lgrd   34320    87.50
lgrd   40540    85.00
lgrd   27680    80.00
lgrd   41730   80.00

 

 


 

THURSDAY,  December 29, 2011          
              66 loads.
There will be NO SALE on Monday, January 2.

A Happy New Year...Grant that I may bring
no tear to any eye.  When this New Year in
time
shall end, let it be said, I ve played the
friend, have lived and loved and labored
here, and made of it a happy year.-
--Edgar A. Guest

A Big THANK YOU for contacting your
congressmen.  IT WORKED.  They will
continue to report the hay market.

Also THANK YOU to everyone at the USDA
Market News, who has helped us over the years. 
We appreciate and value your hard work.  We
wish you the best in your retirement and new
endeavors.

In the New Year, may your right had always
be stretched out in friendship, never in want.
--Irish Toast.

 

             ALFALFA-22
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3s  43200  170.00 2nd
lgrd   50280   210.00 2/3
lgrd   29010   190.00 4th
lgrd   50660   175.00 1st
lgrd   50540   175.00 1st
lgrd   49420   170.00 1st
lgrd   18660   170.00 2nd
lgrd   37840   170.00 2nd
lgrd   37380   170.00 1st
lgrd   52320   170.00 2nd
lgrd   52180   170.00 2nd
lgrd   45400   165.00 3rd
lgrd   42000   165.00 2nd
lgrd   42900   165.00
lgrd   49860   160.00 2/3
lgrd   41300   160.00 2nd
lgrd   42980   157.50 2nd
lgrd   39880   155.00 2nd
lgrd   40100   155.00 2nd
lgrd   46260   155.00
lgrd   41140   150.00 1st
lgrd   44680   145.00 1st  
   

            GRASS-20
SIZE   LBS  $/Ton
smsq    6140  150.00
3x4s   39730    77.50
lgrd   36620   145.00
lgrd   48340   125.00
lgrd   38980   115.00
lgrd   53240   110.00
lgrd                110.00
lgrd   19680   105.00
lgrd   40480   100.00
lgrd   20840   100.00
lgrd   31000     97.50
lgrd   30940     95.00
lgrd   17540     95.00
lgrd   39180     92.50 
lgrd                  92.50
lgrd   48680     92.50
lgrd   33420     85.00
lgrd     7560     85.00
lgrd   41300     80.00
lgrd                  75.00

 

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 THURSDAY,  December 30,  2010
  38 Loads
Market steady
Monday and Thursday sales at 12:30
Alfalfa sold steady, grass weak
                  jjjjjjjjj
After a basketball game, the coach found
a cell phone on the gym floor.  He picked
it up and handed it to one of the referees,
saying, "Here's your phone." 
"What makes you think it's mine?" the ref
asked. 
"Easy," the coach replied.  "It says you
missed 13 calls." 
              Happy New Year everyone!

 

 

               ALFALFA
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3s  43200      145.00 2nd
3x3s  41800      107.50 3rd
3x3s  43260        85.00 2nd
lgrds  39660      102.50 2nd
lgrds  40000      102.50 2nd
lgrds  50600        95.00 2nd
lgrds  56960        92.50 1st
lgrds  16240        90.00 1st
lgrds  37780        90.00
lgrds  40000        85.00 3rd
lgrds  17840        82.50
lgrds  38120        77.50        

        GRASS
SIZE LBS  $/TON
4x4s   41580      92.50
4x4s     3480      90.00
4x4s     7160      90.00
4x4s   39760      77.50
4x4s   39080      77.50
4x4s    41760     77.50
4x4s   40000      77.50
4x4s   42200      77.50
lgrds   45140      72.50
lgrds   48560      72.50
lgrds   41940      72.50
lgrds   46240      67.50
lgrds   50360      67.50
lgrds   41500      65.00
lgrd     43960      62.50
lgrds   43360      62.50
 

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