ATTENTION: WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING MONDAY AND THURSDAY AUCTIONS. WE HAVE HAY FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY ON OUR WEBSITE. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE "HAY FOR SALE" TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE. Rock Valley Hay Auction has been selling hay and straw for over 70 years. We sell on average 4500 loads annually. Let our experience in hay and straw marketing work for you.
Auctions are Monday & Thursday @ 12:30p.m. Monday auctions are held November through April in addition to the year round Thursday sale.
Contact our office if interested or have any questions at 712-476-5541.
Thursday August 12, 2021
80 Loads
We had a decent run today with and average number in attendance. Quality today was pretty decent, and prices were steady to slightly lower.
We now have the option available for you to buy select loads of hay through our website. The loads can be viewed on our website under the “Hay for Sale” tab.
-----Alfalfa-33---
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 48960 200.00 3rd
3x3 57080 195.00
3x3 51300 195.00
3x3 48180 187.50
3x3 62420 175.00
3x3 46040 162.50 2nd
3x4 55580 170.00 1st
lgrd 56260 185.00 2nd
lgrd 48820 185.00
lgrd 48240 185.00 1st
lgrd 46980 180.00
lgrd 57160 180.00 3rd
lgrd 48880 180.00
lgrd 57180 180.00 2nd
lgrd 57320 180.00 3rd
lgrd 53020 180.00
lgrd 55380 172.50 2nd
lgrd 42110 170.00 1st
lgrd 48560 170.00 3rd
lgrd 51380 167.50 3rd
lgrd 56520 165.00 2nd
lgrd 43460 165.00 1st
lgrd 41800 162.50 2nd
lgrd 52640 162.50 2nd
lgrd 51800 160.00
lgrd 46760 157.50
lgrd 37040 157.50 3rd
lgrd 51240 157.50 3rd
lgrd 25680 152.50 1st
lgrd 47220 150.00 3rd
lgrd 62800 130.00 1st
lgrd 2500 110.00 3rd
lgrd 48740 100.00 oats hay
-------GRASS-26----
SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 40400 50.00 sudan
lgrd 48200 170.00
lgrd 46100 167.50
lgrd 48020 165.00
lgrd 42300 162.50
lgrd 46360 162.50
lgrd 41480 162.50
lgrd 53340 160.00
lgrd 41980 160.00
lgrd 40120 152.50
lgrd 38720 150.00
lgrd 39100 147.50
lgrd 53600 147.50
lgrd 41500 145.00
lgrd 41940 145.00
lgrd 41740 145.00
lgrd 51860 145.00
lgrd 46120 135.00
lgrd 46940 135.00
lgrd 132.50
lgrd 9140 132.50
lgrd 53740 130.00
lgrd 48320 130.00
lgrd 54340 125.00
lgrd 47140 105.00
lgrd 58480 80.00
I will never forget the look on the cashier’s face when she scanned the bag of birdseed and I asked her how long it would take before the birds would start to grow after I planted them.
Posted: August 12, 2021 by Manager1
Thursday August 5, 2021
90 Loads
Market was called steady, and in some cases slightly stronger today. Stalks and straw sold lower with poorer quality present today.
We now have the option available for you to buy select loads of hay through our website. The loads can be viewed on our website under the “Hay for Sale” tab.
---Cornstalks-16---
SIZE LBS $/TON
SIZE BALES $/BL
3x3 60 2.50
SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 43240 47.50
lgrd 49740 47.50
lgrd 48640 47.50
lgrd 44080 47.50
lgrd 41700 45.00
lgrd 36780 45.00
lgrd 33940 42.50
lgrd 43780 42.50
lgrd 41720 42.50
lgrd 52120 40.00
lgrd 50380 40.00
lgrd 36480 40.00
lgrd 28720 37.50
lgrd 28900 30.00
lgrd 27360 30.00
---Mixed-1----
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x4 19500 150.00
-------STRAW-10-------
SIZE LBS $/TON
3x4 32060 115.00
lgrd 28540 97.50
lgrd 25200 97.50
lgrd 35800 92.50
lgrd 33400 92.50
lgrd 35740 90.00
lgrd 25660 82.50
lgrd 27480 82.50
lgrd 24500 80.00
lgrd 22720 80.00
My dog was licking his balls. My friend said, “Boy, I wish I could do that.” I said, “You better pet him first. He’s kinda mean.”
Posted: August 5, 2021 by Manager1
Thursday August 5, 2021
90 Loads
Market was called steady, and in some cases slightly stronger today. Stalks and straw sold lower with poorer quality present today.
We now have the option available for you to buy select loads of hay through our website. The loads can be viewed on our website under the “Hay for Sale” tab.
-----Alfalfa-23---
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 57180 242.50
3x3 52540 240.00 2nd
3x3 58620 207.50 2nd
3x3 15140 167.50 3rd
3x4 55000 240.00 1st
3x4 49780 190.00 2nd
3x4 53900 190.00
3x4 52900 187.50
3x4 55180 177.50 3rd
3x4 57280 177.50 3rd
lgrd 46540 215.00 3rd
lgrd 49370 215.00 3rd
lgrd 51480 195.00 3rd
lgrd 52220 195.00 2nd
lgrd 28320 190.00 1st
lgrd 18240 190.00 1st
lgrd 39310 190.00 2nd
lgrd 56520 190.00 2nd
lgrd 56420 190.00 2nd
lgrd 51380 187.50 2nd
lgrd 52620 187.50
lgrd 52580 175.00 2nd
lgrd 63280 160.00 3rd
-------GRASS-40------
SIZE BALES $/BL
smsq 24 4.75
SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 43900 177.50
lgrd 41480 175.00
lgrd 40780 175.00
lgrd 53220 167.50
lgrd 18580 167.50
lgrd 49620 165.00
lgrd 43680 165.00
lgrd 45820 165.00
lgrd 43120 165.00
lgrd 50280 165.00
lgrd 46100 162.50
lgrd 42020 162.50
lgrd 37740 160.00
lgrd 38540 160.00
lgrd 39740 160.00
lgrd 45320 157.50
lgrd 45320 157.50
lgrd 9000 155.00
lgrd 50200 155.00
lgrd 48960 155.00
lgrd 48280 147.50
lgrd 47880 142.50
lgrd 36380 142.50
lgrd 54140 140.00
lgrd 23080 140.00
lgrd 44380 140.00
lgrd 57140 140.00
lgrd 44320 140.00
lgrd 46860 135.00
lgrd 51600 135.00
lgrd 46920 132.50
lgrd 52600 130.00
lgrd 55860 130.00
lgrd 50960 130.00
lgrd 46600 117.50
lgrd 115.00
lgrd 53550 112.50
lgrd 95.00
lgrd 44820 20.00 cattails
lgrd 50980 20.00 cattails
My dog was licking his balls. My friend said, “Boy, I wish I could do that.” I said, “You better pet him first. He’s kinda mean.”
Posted: August 5, 2021 by Manager1
Thursday July 29, 2021
105 Loads
Alfalfa sold steady to slightly stronger today. Grass was steady to slightly weaker. Bedding remained about the same from last week.
We now have the option available for you to buy select loads of hay through our website. The loads can be viewed on our website under the “Hay for Sale” tab.
-----Mixed- 3-----
SIZE LBS $/TON
3x4 48940 100.00
lgrd 45160 180.00
lgrd 43240 130.00
----STRAW-7---
SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 33080 107.50
lgrd 33040 107.50
lgrd 28540 100.00
lgrd 33580 97.50
lgrd 34740 92.50
lgrd 36980 92.50
lgrd 37660 75.00
--CORNSTALKS-21----
SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 26460 55.00
lgrd 45500 52.50
lgrd 42460 50.00
lgrd 42100 50.00
lgrd 44160 50.00
lgrd 33020 50.00
lgrd 44300 50.00
lgrd 42620 50.00
lgrd 43260 50.00
lgrd 42440 47.50
lgrd 47020 47.50
lgrd 43400 47.50
lgrd 49460 47.50
lgrd 44860 47.50
lgrd 28960 47.50
lgrd 49180 45.00
lgrd 33820 45.00
lgrd 47340 45.00
lgrd 28010 45.00
lgrd 28980 42.50
lgrd 10620 40.00
I sing at many funerals, and was recently asked by a funeral director to perform at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends so the service was to be at a countryside cemetery. I was not familiar with the area and I got lost. I arrived an hour late and the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch. I apologized for my late arrival. I went to the graveside and looked down. The vault lid was already in place. I didn’t know what else to do, so I began to play. The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family or friends. I sang like I’ve never sang before. As I sang and played “Amazing Grace,” the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished, I packed up my keyboard and started for my car. Though my head hung low, my heart was full. As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, “I’ve never seen nothing’ like that before and I’ve been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.” Apparently I’m still lost…
Posted: July 29, 2021 by Manager1
