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 March 12, 2020
60 Loads
The market for today’s sale was light but stronger than it was. Quality and demand were also better than the last 2 sales but still lacking. **Hay Day is April 2, 2020
MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-8
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 50080 172.50
3x3 46220 72.50
3x3 45680 55.00
3x4 49340 110.00
lgrd 50840 112.50
lgrd 47960 105.00 2nd
lgrd 45000 85.00
3x3 67.50
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SIZE LBS $/TON
3x4 53920 115.00
lgrd 39080 120.00
lgrd 35240 117.50
lgrd 43638 107.50
lgrd 43140 102.50
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SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 43040 57.50
lgrd 41840 47.50
lgrd 12640 15.00
**A couple are out for a walk when they notice a large sign outside a house which reads, “Talking dog for sale.” They are both intrigued by the idea of a talking dog, so they knock on the door and ask if they can take a look at this dog. “Sure! Says the owner, “Come on in.” The owner escorts them into the lounge where the dog is lying on the sofa watching television. “Hello,” they say to the dog. “Hello,” the dog responds. “What have you done with your life so far then?” the couple ask the dog. “Well, actually I’ve led a very full life,” says the dog. “Really?” says the couple. “Yes, really,” says the dog. “I’ve lived in the Alps rescuing avalanche victims. Then I served my country in Iraq and now I work part-time reading to the residents in a retirement home. The couple are amazed by this. They can’t believe any dog could have done quite so much. One of them then asks the dog’s owner, “Why on earth would you want to get rid of this amazing dog?” “Oh, we’re getting rid of him because he’s a liar. He’s not done any of those things,” says the owner.
Posted: March 12, 2020 by Manager1
Monday March 9, 2020
22 Loads
MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-3
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
lgrd 45880 165.00 3rd
lgrd 43180 90.00
lgrd 55060 85.00
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SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 42640 35.00
**Teacher- “Billy, if there are 5 birds on a fence and you shoot 1, how many birds are left?” Billy- “None, the others would fly away.” Teacher- “The answer is 4 but I like the way you think.” Billy- “I have a question for you Miss. There are 3 women eating ice cream, 1 licking, 1 biting, and 1 sucking. Which one is married?” Teacher nervously answers, “The one sucking.” Billy- “The answer is the one with the wedding ring on, but I like the way you think.”
Posted: March 9, 2020 by Manager1
Monday March 9, 2020
22 Loads
Lighter volume with little buyer interest and a weaker market for today’s sale.
Hay Day will be April 2, 2020
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 43940 87.50
3x4 46740 80.00 1st
3x4 49560 77.50 1st
lgrd 50320 155.00 3rd
lgrd 44880 140.00 2nd
lgrd 38800 100.00
lgrd 36320 80.00 2nd
lgrd 43800 75.00 2nd
lgrd 53720 75.00 1st
lgrd 52800 72.50 2nd
lgrd 57400 72.50 2nd
lgrd 34320 40.00
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
lgrd 10640 125.00
lgrd 54080 85.00
lgrd 33640 65.00
lgrd 45460 30.00 sudan
lgrd 25.00 oatleage
lgrd 25.00 oatleage
**Teacher- “Billy, if there are 5 birds on a fence and you shoot 1, how many birds are left?” Billy- “None, the others would fly away.” Teacher- “The answer is 4 but I like the way you think.” Billy- “I have a question for you Miss. There are 3 women eating ice cream, 1 licking, 1 biting, and 1 sucking. Which one is married?” Teacher nervously answers, “The one sucking.” Billy- “The answer is the one with the wedding ring on, but I like the way you think.”
Posted: March 9, 2020 by Manager1
Thursday March 5, 2020
83 Loads
Today’s sale brought good volume and was definitely a buyer’s market. The quality of hay varied a lot along with the price. The general market was lower with the exception of alfalfa being better. Demand was lighter on other grades of hay. **Hay Day is April 2, 2020
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SIZE BALES $/BL CUT
lgrd 130 4.00
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 48020 177.50
3x3 41360 137.50 2nd
3x3 47920 122.50 2nd
3x3 47500 115.00 1st
3x4 37040 102.50
3x4 46700 100.00 1st
3x4 46140 100.00
3x4 49640 100.00 1st
3x4 42900 85.00 1st
3x4 43280 85.00 1st
3x4 54580 65.00 1st
3x4 49680 60.00 1st
lgrd 54640 190.00 4th
lgrd 42500 172.50 2nd
lgrd 55200 170.00 4th
lgrd 56160 160.00 3rd
lgrd 52140 135.00 2nd
lgrd 39000 130.00
lgrd 45560 130.00 3rd
lgrd 52300 127.50 2nd
lgrd 52680 120.00
lgrd 47120 112.50 2nd
lgrd 17580 110.00 2nd
lgrd 45940 105.00 1st
lgrd 44700 105.00
lgrd 54200 100.00
lgrd 53980 100.00
lgrd 44540 95.00
lgrd 43400 92.50 1st
lgrd 56260 92.50 2nd
lgrd 47980 90.00 3rd
lgrd 40420 87.50
lgrd 47760 85.00
lgrd 39580 85.00 1st
lgrd 47960 82.50
lgrd 50100 80.00
lgrd 53120 80.00 1st
lgrd 55440 55.00 1st
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 47720 125.00
3x4 50860 137.50
3x4 51940 82.50
lgrd 51200 120.00
lgrd 46700 120.00
lgrd 42520 117.00
lgrd 54600 107.50
lgrd 50720 92.50
lgrd 39500 90.00
lgrd 46820 90.00
lgrd 58140 90.00
lgrd 44500 85.00
lgrd 46240 85.00
lgrd 48460 82.50
lgrd 52560 82.50
lgrd 45480 80.00
lgrd 16700 80.00 2nd
lgrd 15440 80.00
lgrd 45640 77.50
lgrd 45600 77.50
lgrd 50240 75.00
lgrd 50440 72.50 oat
lgrd 46060 70.00
lgrd 27780 70.00
lgrd 53880 65.00
lgrd 23500 60.00
smsq 3260 135.00
lgrd 60.00 oatleage
lgrd 52.50 oatleage
** A police officer found a perfect place for watching for speeding motorists. One day, the officer was amazed when everyone was under the speed limit, so he investigated and found the problem. A 10 year old boy was standing on the side of the road with a huge hand painted sign which said “Radar Trap Ahead.” A little more investigative work led the officer to the boy’s accomplice: another boy about 100 yards beyond the radar trap with a sign reading “TIPS” and a bucket at his feet full of change.
Posted: March 5, 2020 by Manager1
