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.

Rock Valley Hay Report
Thursday May 19, 2022
74 Loads

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Alfalfa sold mostly steady to slightly weaker and the quality varied. Grass hay was steady to weaker. Straw sold strong on a light test. Cornstalks were weaker.
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Reminder NO MORE MONDAY SALES UNTIL NOVEMBER

Check out our "Hay for Sale" tab!

 

 

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

      53840 215.00   

3x3   54080 242.50 3rd

3x3   56240 242.50 1st

3x3   47520 235.00 4th

3x3   55780 225.00 4th

3x3   54140 220.00 3rd

3x3   47480 212.50 2nd

3x4   52680 227.50 2nd

3x4   60280 220.00 3rd

3x4   48040 212.50 2nd

3x4   48580 210.00 4th

3x4   47020 205.00 2nd

3x4   44340 205.00 2nd

3x4   47440 205.00 2nd

3x4   48900 205.00 2nd

3x4   37260 195.00 2nd

lgrd  52860 237.50 4th

lgrd  53780 225.00 4th

lgrd  55840 225.00 2nd

lgrd  54380 217.50 3rd

lgrd  52800 215.00 3rd

lgrd  45760 215.00 3rd

lgrd  54960 215.00 3rd

lgrd  46240 212.50 2nd

lgrd  57720 210.00 3rd

lgrd  52170 210.00 4th

lgrd  43320 210.00 3rd

lgrd  45480 207.50 2nd

lgrd  44000 202.50 3rd

lgrd  42240 200.00 2nd

lgrd  41280 200.00 1st

lgrd  42080 197.50 2nd

lgrd  66540 197.50 2nd

lgrd  58240 197.50 2nd

lgrd  44320 195.00 2nd

lgrd  11660 192.50 3rd

lgrd  11840 192.50 1st

lgrd  38840 192.50 3rd

lgrd  14860 190.00 3rd

lgrd  22220 180.00 2nd

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   44800 197.50   

3x3   44940 195.00   

3x3   49780 195.00   

3x3   48900 192.50   

3x4    3580 280.00   

3x4   49900 200.00   

3x4   47940 197.50   

lgrd   2640 260.00   

lgrd  53060 250.00 2nd

lgrd  55700 250.00 2nd

lgrd  53640 212.50   

lgrd  42760 205.00   

lgrd  31840 202.50   

lgrd  47940 200.00   

lgrd  58240 200.00   

lgrd  45880 200.00   

lgrd  45420 200.00   

lgrd  21000 200.00   

lgrd  38160 195.00   

lgrd  42640 195.00   

lgrd  37980 192.50   

lgrd  32640 190.00   

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Paul took his wife Erin to the state fair every year, and every time he would say to her, “Erin, you know that I’d love to go for a ride in that helicopter.” But Erin would always reply, “I know that Paul, but that helicopter ride is 50 dollars and 50 dollars is 50 dollars.” Finally, they went to the fair, and Paul said, “Erin, you know I’m 87 years old now. If I don’t ride that helicopter this year, I may never get another chance.” Erin replied, “Paul, you know that helicopter is 50 dollars and 50 dollars is 50 dollars.” This time the helicopter pilot overheard the couple’s conversation and said, “Listen folks, I’ll make a deal with you. I’ll take both of you for a ride; if you can both stay quiet for the entire ride and not say a word, I won’t charge you! But if you say just one word, it’s 50 dollars.” Paul and Erin agreed and up they went in the helicopter. The pilot did his death-defying tricks repeatedly, but still there wasn’t so much as one word said. When they finally landed, the pilot turned to Paul and said, “Wow! I’ve got to hand it to you. I did everything I could to get you to scream or shout out, but you didn’t. I’m really impressed!” Paul replied, “Well to be honest I almost said something when Erin fell out but, you know, 50 dollars is 50 dollars!”

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Rock Valley Hay Report
Thursday May 12, 2022
 62 Loads
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The market for alfalfa and grass was mostly steady. The quality varied but generally was good. Bedding was strong.
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Reminder NO MORE MONDAY SALES UNTIL NOVEMBER

Check out our "Hay for Sale" tab!

 

 

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON

lgrd  54120  82.50

lgrd  51340  82.50

lgrd  50950  82.50

lgrd  43460  80.00

MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-1

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  24320 225.00 3 orchard

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON

3x4   46040 162.50 Wheat

3x4   52100 160.00 Rye

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A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, "This is the dumbest kid in the world.

 Watch while I prove it to you." The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks,

"Which do you want, son?" The boy takes the quarters and leaves. "What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!” Later,

when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream parlor. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why

did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?“ The boy licked his cone and replied: "Because the day I take the dollar the game is over!"
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Rock Valley Hay Report
Thursday May 12, 2022
 62 Loads
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The market for alfalfa and grass was mostly steady. The quality varied but generally was good. Bedding was strong.
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Reminder NO MORE MONDAY SALES UNTIL NOVEMBER

Check out our "Hay for Sale" tab!

 

 

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   53360 242.50 1st

3x3   44460 225.00 1st

3x3   56380 222.50 1st

3x3   48260 222.50 1st

3x3   53500 222.50 2nd

3x3   49960 220.00 3rd

3x4   57120 232.50   

3x4   51220 220.00 4th

3x4   45600 217.50 2nd

3x4   48560 217.50 2nd

3x4   40660 215.00 2nd

3x4   47920 215.00 2nd

3x4   49780 212.50 2nd

3x4   44940 212.50 2nd

3x4   45500 207.50 2nd

3x4   45400 207.50 2nd

3x4   44040 207.50 2nd

lgrd  11940 255.00 1st

lgrd  53680 250.00 3rd

lgrd  48500 245.00 4th

lgrd  55240 232.50 4th

lgrd  56330 232.50 3rd

lgrd  52620 230.00 3rd

lgrd  46500 227.50 3rd

lgrd  58960 222.50 3rd

lgrd  46480 222.50 3rd

lgrd  49520 222.50 4th

lgrd  42120 220.00 1st

lgrd  48940 220.00 4th

lgrd  50360 217.50 2nd

lgrd  34000 217.50 2nd

lgrd  45500 215.00 3rd

lgrd  42780 215.00 2nd

smsq   2280 205.00 3rd

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   46760 227.50   

3x3   35760 207.50   

3x4   44720 280.00   

3x4   42080 205.00   

3x4   42020 202.50   

3x4   47660 202.50   

lgrd  31500 260.00   

lgrd  56960 250.00   

lgrd  50600 237.50   

lgrd  47840 235.00   

lgrd  49040 235.00   

lgrd  50980 230.00   

lgrd  51500 225.00   

lgrd  49760 225.00   

lgrd  33460 222.50   

lgrd  46740 220.00   

lgrd  50340 215.00 1st

lgrd  53600 205.00   

lgrd  56880 205.00   

lgrd  29320 200.00   

lgrd  50100 190.00   

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A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, "This is the dumbest kid in the world.

 Watch while I prove it to you." The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks,

"Which do you want, son?" The boy takes the quarters and leaves. "What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!” Later,

when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream parlor. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why

did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?“ The boy licked his cone and replied: "Because the day I take the dollar the game is over!"
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ROCK VALLEY HAY REPORT

Thursday May 5, 2022

61 Loads

The market was mostly steady but not as fiery as last week. In all classes grass remains the strongest element of the market.

Reminder: No more Monday sales until November!

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Check out our "Hay for Sale" tab!

 

 

-CORNSTALKS-5--

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  47520  77.50

lgrd  36040  77.50

lgrd  32660  70.00

lgrd  32500  70.00

lgrd  39800  65.00

--MIXED-4--

SIZE    LBS  $/TON 

3x3   44460 225.00 2nd

lgrd  57800 260.00   

lgrd  53100 242.50 3rd

lgrd  54060 225.00   

 
-STRAW-5-

SIZE    LBS  $/TON 

3x4   55300 140.00 Rye

lgrd  35020 150.00 Wheat

lgrd  32760  50.00 Bean

lgrd  34560  50.00 Bean

lgrd  33880  50.00 Bean

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