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.
Monday March 8, 2021
39 Loads
Market was about steady. Not much to test. Mostly mid-quality hay, not a lot.
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.
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 45600 135.00 1st
3x4 55560 130.00 2nd
lgrd 60880 150.00 4th
lgrd 44860 150.00 1st
lgrd 48240 140.00
lgrd 19540 132.50 2nd
lgrd 40120 130.00
lgrd 51640 130.00 2nd
lgrd 49160 130.00
lgrd 40900 127.50
lgrd 43920 30.00
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
lgrd 44360 125.00
lgrd 48300 122.50
lgrd 43400 95.00
lgrd 58760 95.00
lgrd 46560 95.00
lgrd 19140 90.00
lgrd 37910 90.00
lgrd 56860 87.50
lgrd 22440 87.50
lgrd 53140 85.00
lgrd 50080 85.00
lgrd 37740 82.50
lgrd 43560 80.00
lgrd 23580 80.00
lgrd 43820 75.00
lgrd 43320 75.00
lgrd 43920 30.00
lgrd 5560 115.00
**A rancher walks into a bar and sits next to a rugged old guy with a hat. He says, “I just had the hardest day rounding up my cattle.” The rugged guy responds, “Oh yeah? I’m a rancher too. I got a couple hundred acres down by the creek.” The rancher brags, “Not bad, not bad, but I can get in my truck in the morning, start driving, and I won’t reach the end of my ranch until the next day.” The rugged guy looks at him with pity and says, “I feel you. I used to have a truck like that too.”
Posted: March 8, 2021 by Manager1
Thursday March 4, 2021
85 Loads
The market today was steady to weaker on both alfalfa and grass. The general quality was a bit off but there were some nice loads.
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 (ALFALFA/GRASS)-6
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 49480 142.50
3x3 47120 137.50
3x3 45900 127.50
3x4 52380 137.50
3x4 50500 132.50
4x4sq 58620 120.00
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SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 45240 42.50
lgrd 46220 40.00
lgrd 45800 40.00
lgrd 57240 40.00
lgrd 53820 40.00
lgrd 50960 40.00
lgrd 49600 40.00
lgrd 50400 37.50
lgrd 45960 37.50
lgrd 36760 37.50
lgrd 43200 37.50
lgrd 37760 37.50
lgrd 44220 32.50
lgrd 47320 32.50
lgrd 10340 32.50
**Since the coronavirus outbreak, my 47- year-old son has been washing his hands religiously. In fact, he said, “I’ve been washing my hands so much, I found the answers to an old eighth –grade math quiz.”
Posted: March 4, 2021 by Manager1
Thursday March 4, 2021
85 Loads
The market today was steady to weaker on both alfalfa and grass. The general quality was a bit off but there were some nice loads.
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.
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 62140 200.00
3x4 56260 202.50
3x4 57380 170.00 2nd
3x4 51120 152.50 4th
3x4 57380 145.00 2nd
lgrd 57580 190.00
lgrd 56260 167.50 3rd
lgrd 26020 145.00 4th
lgrd 51620 145.00 3rd
lgrd 54060 140.00 4th
lgrd 42280 137.50 2nd
lgrd 45620 137.50 1st
lgrd 48520 132.50 3rd
lgrd 49660 130.00
lgrd 56220 130.00
lgrd 52460 125.00
lgrd 45000 125.00
lgrd 53260 85.00
lgrd 130.00
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 46040 105.00
3x3 48960 95.00
3x3 45040 87.50
3x3 47280 60.00
lgrd 11600 155.00
lgrd 46720 147.50
lgrd 45120 135.00
lgrd 49220 112.50
lgrd 33480 112.50
lgrd 51780 110.00
lgrd 6580 110.00
lgrd 51600 107.50
lgrd 58420 105.00
lgrd 55980 100.00
lgrd 48700 100.00
lgrd 40680 100.00
lgrd 57900 97.50
lgrd 44020 95.00
lgrd 41340 95.00
lgrd 43080 92.50
lgrd 40880 92.50
lgrd 49040 92.50
lgrd 49080 92.50
lgrd 36780 92.50
lgrd 49260 92.50
lgrd 55820 90.00
lgrd 55080 87.50
lgrd 19620 87.50
lgrd 48800 85.00
lgrd 49660 82.50
lgrd 18120 82.50
lgrd 30140 80.00
lgrd 39920 80.00
lgrd 44720 80.00
lgrd 45900 80.00
lgrd 45880 72.50
lgrd 47800 70.00
lgrd 44500 65.00
smsq 3140 150.00
**Since the coronavirus outbreak, my 47- year-old son has been washing his hands religiously. In fact, he said, “I’ve been washing my hands so much, I found the answers to an old eighth –grade math quiz.”
Posted: March 4, 2021 by Manager1
Monday March 1, 2021
41 Loads
Market was steady to stronger today. Pretty good buyer attendance.
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 (ALFALFA/GRASS)-2
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
lgrd 50140 125.00 2nd
lgrd 46740 125.00
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SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 29920 90.00
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SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 49260 40.00
lgrd 40520 40.00
lgrd 48880 40.00
lgrd 43000 40.00
lgrd 41100 40.00
lgrd 38960 37.50
lgrd 47520 37.50
**Old ranch owner John farmed a small ranch in Montana. The Montana Wage and Hour Department claimed he was not paying proper wages to his workers and sent an agent out to interview him.
“I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,” demanded the agent.
“Well,” replied old John, “There’s my ranch hand who’s been with me for 3 years. I pay him $600 a week plus free room and board. The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $500 a week plus free room and board. Then there’s the half-wit who works about 18 hours every day and does about 90 percent of all the work around here. He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night.”
“That’s the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit,” says the agent.
“That would be me,” replied old rancher John.
Posted: March 1, 2021 by Manager1
