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 January 13, 2020
21 Loads
Today’s sale brought a smaller run. Market was on a light test, a little stronger more on grass than on alfalfa, with quality that varied and was generally lacking. ** If you are no longer receiving our newsletter via email, please check your spam folder. We are working to try to resolve this issue.
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SIZE LBS $/TON
3x4 52980 60.00 TOPS
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SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 44740 72.50
lgrd 47740 70.00
MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-1
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
lgrd 18980 65.00
** A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street.
“But officer,” the man began, “I can explain.”
“Just be quiet” snapped the officer. “I’m going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back.”
“But officer, I just wanted to say…”
“And I said to keep quiet! You’re going to jail!”
A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, “Lucky for you that the chief’s at his daughter’s wedding. He’ll be in a good mood when he gets back.”
“Don’t count on it,” answered the fellow in the cell. “I’m the groom.”
Posted: January 14, 2020 by Manager1
Monday January 13, 2020
21Loads
Today’s sale brought a smaller run. Market was on a light test, a little stronger more on grass than on alfalfa, with quality that varied and was generally lacking. ** If you are no longer receiving our newsletter via email, please check your spam folder. We are working to try to resolve this issue.
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
lgrd 53740 160.00 2nd
lgrd 49680 145.00 3rd
lgrd 53950 135.00 1st
lgrd 40740 130.00
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
lgrd 1300 135.00
lgrd 49840 135.00
lgrd 41600 132.50
lgrd 52520 132.50
lgrd 49760 132.50
lgrd 46240 132.50
lgrd 40720 132.50
lgrd 47240 130.00
lgrd 51860 122.50
lgrd 48120 112.50
lgrd 36890 92.50
lgrd 44880 80.00
lgrd 37800 40.00
** Winters are fierce in Minnesota where he lives, so the owner of a construction project felt he was doing a good deed when he bought earmuffs for his foreman. Noticing, however, that the foreman wasn’t wearing the earmuffs even on the coldest snowy day, the project manager asked, “Didn’t you like the earmuffs?” The foreman said, “They’re a thing of beauty.” “Why don’t you wear them?” The project manager said. The foreman explained, “I was wearing them the first day, and somebody offered to buy me lunch, but I didn’t hear him! Never again!”
Posted: January 13, 2020 by Manager1
Monday January 6, 2020
25 Loads
Market was steady to weaker today. Quality was a little lower than what we have been seeing. Buyer interest was fair. Remember: Monday and Thursday sales continue through the end of April
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SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 39820 120.00
lgrd 47460 110.00
lgrd 41560 100.00
lgrd 37380 95.00
lgrd 41100 95.00
MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-9
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
lgrd 48380 140.00
lgrd 51560 135.00 2nd
lgrd 43580 130.00
lgrd 48800 127.50
lgrd 20300 117.50
lgrd 50620 112.50
lgrd 41600 107.50 2nd
lgrd 43740 87.50
lgrd 47000 32.50
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SIZE LBS $/TON
lgrd 41080 72.50
lgrd 52440 70.00
lgrd 51040 70.00
lgrd 48600 70.00
** A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street.
“But officer,” the man began, “I can explain.”
“Just be quiet” snapped the officer. “I’m going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back.”
“But officer, I just wanted to say…”
“And I said to keep quiet! You’re going to jail!”
A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, “Lucky for you that the chief’s at his daughter’s wedding. He’ll be in a good mood when he gets back.”
“Don’t count on it,” answered the fellow in the cell. “I’m the groom.”
Posted: January 9, 2020 by Manager1
Thursday January 9, 2020
96 Loads
Today’s sale brought heavy volume with a low market. The quality of alfalfa was up and down but generally decent. Grass hay was pretty decent with cornstalks and straw both steady. It also brought good buyer attendance leading towards a buyers market.
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 47200 170.00 4th
3x3 53700 92.50 2nd
3x4 38300 150.00 2nd
3x4 42420 150.00 2nd
3x4 44700 150.00
3x4 48040 145.00
3x4 47380 142.50 2nd
3x4 56920 132.50 1st
3x4 50570 132.50
lgrd 50780 177.50 3rd
lgrd 46280 175.00 2nd
lgrd 50020 175.00
lgrd 52560 175.00
lgrd 47260 152.50 1st
lgrd 56780 147.50 2nd
lgrd 48700 140.00 3rd
lgrd 57040 137.50 2nd
lgrd 54850 135.00 1st
lgrd 50640 132.50 1st
lgrd 50760 130.00
lgrd 42660 127.50 3rd
lgrd 45700 125.00 1st
lgrd 48710 125.00 1st
lgrd 51060 122.50 2nd
lgrd 42780 122.50 2nd
lgrd 36800 122.50 2nd
lgrd 39040 120.00 1st
lgrd 53780 120.00 1st
lgrd 52740 120.00 2nd
lgrd 49740 117.50 2nd
lgrd 44460 115.00
lgrd 45020 115.00 2nd
lgrd 49080 112.50 1st
lgrd 48060 110.00 2nd
lgrd 49440 110.00 1st
lgrd 48360 102.50 1st
lgrd 28960 102.50 4th
lgrd 0 0.00
lgrd 0 0.00
lgrd 0 0.00
lgrd 0 0.00
lgrd 0 0.00
lgrd 0 0.00
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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT
3x3 44460 107.50
3x4 49840 157.50
3x4 9420 140.00
lgrd 43160 145.00
lgrd 45220 142.50
lgrd 42460 137.50
lgrd 51600 132.50
lgrd 50480 132.50
lgrd 44620 127.50
lgrd 47580 125.00
lgrd 40720 125.00
lgrd 49800 125.00
lgrd 54700 122.50
lgrd 41800 120.00
lgrd 49220 120.00
lgrd 47220 117.50
lgrd 45840 115.00
lgrd 49980 115.00
lgrd 22080 115.00
lgrd 48960 112.50
lgrd 40320 112.50
lgrd 21540 112.50
lgrd 16620 112.50
lgrd 47180 110.00
lgrd 32900 110.00
lgrd 42680 107.50
lgrd 48220 102.50
lgrd 32400 100.00
lgrd 48950 100.00
lgrd 33920 100.00
lgrd 50540 100.00
lgrd 43580 97.50
lgrd 36120 67.50
lgrd 54960 65.00
lgrd 51440 37.50
** My husband and I purchased an old home in Northern New York State from two elderly sisters. Winter was fast approaching and the year’s first snow came early and I was concerned about the house’s lack of insulation. “If they could live here all those years, so can we!” my husband confidently declared. One November night the temperature plunged to below zero, and we woke up to find interior walls covered with frost. My husband called the sisters to ask how they had kept the house warm. After a rather brief conversation, he hung up. “For the past 30 years, he muttered, “they’ve gone to Florida for the winter.”
Posted: January 9, 2020 by Manager1
