Rock Valley Hay Report

Monday December 16, 2024

36 Loads
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Today the market was mostly steady on the alfalfa and cornstalks. The grass and square straw were weaker. The one load of round straw sold well. Reminder we will have Monday and Thursday auctions right through Christmas and New Years holidays.
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MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-1

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   19520 110.00 3rd

-----CORNSTALKS-4-----

SIZE    LBS  $/TON

lgrd  31920  60.00

lgrd  44040  60.00

lgrd  32080  60.00

lgrd  49280  60.00

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON

3x4   49620 102.50 OAT

3x4   48980 100.00 WHEAT

3x4   48860  85.00 WHEAT

lgrd  38260 135.00 WHEAT

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Have you heard the joke about yoga. Never mind it’s a bit of a stretch.
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Rock Valley Hay Report

Monday December 16, 2024

36 Loads
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Today the market was mostly steady on the alfalfa and cornstalks. The grass and square straw were weaker. The one load of round straw sold well. Reminder we will have Monday and Thursday auctions right through Christmas and New Years holidays.
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------ALFALFA-10------

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x4    1120  95.00 1st

3x4   45560  85.00 1st

lgrd   5540 142.50 4th

lgrd  57260 132.50 4th

lgrd  53140 120.00 2nd

lgrd  38900 110.00 3rd

lgrd  51680 107.50 3rd

lgrd  42080  95.00 2nd

lgrd  42340  95.00 2nd

lgrd  41160  95.00 3rd

-------GRASS-17-------

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x4   62780  95.00   

lgrd  54000 150.00 2nd

lgrd  53420 140.00   

lgrd  43240 132.50   

lgrd  62480 120.00   

lgrd  59220 107.50   

lgrd  51280 102.50   

lgrd  47640  95.00   

lgrd  44340  95.00   

lgrd  42300  92.50   

lgrd  44540  90.00   

lgrd  51740  90.00   

lgrd  52120  90.00   

lgrd  48760  87.50   

lgrd  42060  87.50   

lgrd  55460  82.50   

lgrd  48110  80.00   

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Have you heard the joke about yoga. Never mind it’s a bit of a stretch.
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Thursday December 12, 2024

64 Loads
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The market was mostly steady with a good buyer crowd in attendance. We had an average sale size, with generally lower average quality.
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MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-2

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x4   37000 107.50 2nd

lgrd  39900  90.00   

-----CORNSTALKS-1-----

SIZE    LBS  $/TON

lgrd  39100  65.00

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON

3x4   55620  92.50 WHEAT

3x4   60680  92.50 WHEAT

3x4   60400  90.00 WHEAT

3x4   39140  75.00 WHEAT

3x4   42380  70.00 WHEAT

 

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There was a papa mole, a momma mole, and a baby mole. They lived in a hole out in the country near a farmhouse. Papa mole poked his head out of the hole and said, "Mmmm, I smell sausage!" Momma mole poked her head outside the hole and said, "Mmmm, I smell pancakes!" Baby mole tried to stick his head outside but couldn't because of the two bigger moles. Baby mole said, "The only thing I smell is molasses."
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Thursday December 12, 2024

64 Loads
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The market was mostly steady with a good buyer crowd in attendance. We had an average sale size, with generally lower average quality.
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------ALFALFA-23------

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   44920 115.00 3rd

3x3   41800  72.50 3rd

3x4   62600 105.00 3rd

3x4   49680  80.00 2nd

lgrd  53280 140.00 3rd

lgrd  28200 135.00 3rd

lgrd  43220 125.00 3rd

lgrd  53720 120.00 2nd

lgrd  47260 115.00 2nd

lgrd  53460 115.00 2nd

lgrd  38620 115.00 2nd

lgrd  41020 115.00 2nd

lgrd  52590 115.00 2nd

lgrd  49420 115.00 2nd

lgrd  52760 112.50 2nd

lgrd  48200 112.50 3rd

lgrd  47700 110.00 2nd

lgrd  43840 107.50 1st

lgrd  50540 107.50 2nd

lgrd  42200  92.50 1st

lgrd  59040  82.50 2nd

lgrd  53600  82.50 1st

lgrd  53740  80.00 2nd

-------GRASS-33-------

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   46500 135.00   

lgrd  55080 165.00   

lgrd  50960 145.00 2nd

lgrd  48020 145.00   

lgrd  51820 145.00 2nd

lgrd  42580 137.50   

lgrd  47320 130.00   

lgrd  45000 130.00   

lgrd  50060 130.00   

lgrd  54120 122.50 OAT   

lgrd  49300 120.00   

lgrd  48460 120.00   

lgrd  55060 115.00   

lgrd  57520 115.00   

lgrd  45600 110.00 OAT   

lgrd  57560 110.00   

lgrd  49460 110.00   

lgrd  43800 107.50 2nd

lgrd  42440 107.50 1st

lgrd  16140 107.50   

lgrd  46580 107.50   

lgrd  48960 105.00   

lgrd  49320 105.00   

lgrd  19840 100.00   

lgrd  21320 100.00   

lgrd  45500 100.00   

lgrd  26040  95.00 OAT   

lgrd  18940  75.00   

lgrd  32620  60.00 SUDAN   

lgrd  37840  57.50 SUDAN   

lgrd  32280  57.50 SUDAN   

lgrd  32120  57.50 SUDAN   

lgrd  42420  50.00 SUDAN   

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There was a papa mole, a momma mole, and a baby mole. They lived in a hole out in the country near a farmhouse. Papa mole poked his head out of the hole and said, "Mmmm, I smell sausage!" Momma mole poked her head outside the hole and said, "Mmmm, I smell pancakes!" Baby mole tried to stick his head outside but couldn't because of the two bigger moles. Baby mole said, "The only thing I smell is molasses."
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Rock Valley Hay Report

Monday December 9, 2024

 25 Loads
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The market was stronger on grass and steady on alfalfa. We had a good buyer interest for grass but limited interest for alfalfa.
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SIZE    LBS  $/TON

lgrd  19060  75.00 TRITICLE

MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-1

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  13640 115.00   

 

-----CORNSTALKS-1-----
SIZE    LBS  $/TON
lgrd  48900  60.00

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Late one night a burglar broke into a house and while he was sneaking around he heard a voice say, "Jesús is watching you." He looked around and saw nothing. He kept on creeping and again heard, "Jesús is watching you." In a dark corner, he saw a cage with a parrot inside. The burglar asked the parrot, "Was it you who said Jesús is watching me" The parrot replied, "Yes." Relieved, the burglar asked, "What is your name?" The parrot said, "Clarence." The burglar said, "That's a stupid name for a parrot. What idiot named you Clarence?" The parrot answered, "The same idiot that named the rottweiler Jesús."
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Rock Valley Hay Report

Monday December 9, 2024

 25 Loads
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The market was stronger on grass and steady on alfalfa. We had a good buyer interest for grass but limited interest for alfalfa.
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------ALFALFA-5-------

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  62580 117.50 2nd

lgrd  45320 115.00 2nd

lgrd  21550 110.00 1st

lgrd  47980 102.50 2nd

lgrd  38780 100.00 1st

-------GRASS-17-------

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  49140 140.00   

lgrd  26560 130.00   

lgrd  56520 130.00   

lgrd  46220 127.50   

lgrd  50180 127.50   

lgrd  51200 127.50 1st

lgrd  57200 120.00   

lgrd  48320 115.00
lgrd  44940 115.00   

lgrd  61080 115.00   

lgrd  50740 107.50   

lgrd  48400 107.50   

lgrd  48460 105.00   

lgrd  42340  97.50   

lgrd  43080  95.00   

lgrd  33620  87.50   

lgrd  23140  85.00   

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Late one night a burglar broke into a house and while he was sneaking around he heard a voice say, "Jesús is watching you." He looked around and saw nothing. He kept on creeping and again heard, "Jesús is watching you." In a dark corner, he saw a cage with a parrot inside. The burglar asked the parrot, "Was it you who said Jesús is watching me" The parrot replied, "Yes." Relieved, the burglar asked, "What is your name?" The parrot said, "Clarence." The burglar said, "That's a stupid name for a parrot. What idiot named you Clarence?" The parrot answered, "The same idiot that named the rottweiler Jesús."
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Rock Valley Hay Report

Thursday December 5, 2024

58 Loads
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Today we had a large buyer crowd in. The market was mostly steady to stronger.

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-----CORNSTALKS-1-----

SIZE    LBS  $/TON

lgrd  51660  67.50

 

MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-2

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  43140 122.50   

lgrd  46240  82.50   

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON

3x4    4234 125.00 WHEAT

3x4   51380 120.00 WHEAT

3x4   49166 115.00 WHEAT

3x4   42800  70.00

lgrd  36620  80.00 WHEAT

   

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A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says, "That's the ugliest baby that I've ever seen. Ugh!" The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her, "The driver just insulted me!" The man says, "You go right up there and tell him off – go ahead, I'll hold your monkey for you."
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Rock Valley Hay Report

Thursday December 5, 2024

58 Loads
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Today we had a large buyer crowd in. The market was mostly steady to stronger.

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------ALFALFA-14------

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   41660  90.00 3rd

3x4   41360 140.00 2nd

lgrd  28580 147.50 3rd

lgrd  51800 145.00 2nd

lgrd  49000 137.50 2nd

lgrd  49280 127.50 2nd

lgrd  53960 127.50 2nd

lgrd  49440 127.50 2nd

lgrd  22740 125.00 2nd

lgrd  51500 125.00 2nd

lgrd  43520 122.50 1st

lgrd  51580 120.00 1st

lgrd  40560 100.00 2nd

lgrd  51640  80.00 3rd

-------GRASS-36-------

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3    3160 132.50   

3x3   40940 122.50   

3x3   48840 120.00   

lgrd  42260 160.00   

lgrd  48900 142.50   

lgrd  48920 130.00 2nd

lgrd  43780 130.00   

lgrd  55160 130.00   

lgrd  38060 125.00   

lgrd  57480 122.50   

lgrd  46760 122.50   

lgrd  43820 117.50 OAT   

lgrd  50200 115.00   

lgrd  46140 112.50   

lgrd  60340 110.00   

lgrd  38820 110.00   

lgrd  16340 105.00   

lgrd  20960 102.50   

lgrd  46160  97.50   

lgrd  37700  95.00   

lgrd  50060  87.50   

lgrd  21280  85.00   

lgrd  19280  85.00   

lgrd  13480  85.00   

lgrd  46620  82.50   

lgrd  44080  80.00   

lgrd  50380  80.00   

lgrd  53300  77.50   

lgrd  48940  75.00   

lgrd  25440  75.00   

lgrd  48980  72.50   

lgrd  40120  70.00   

lgrd  44640  67.50   

lgrd  44740  57.50 SUDAN   

lgrd  46400  57.50 SUDAN   

lgrd  47200  57.50 MILLET ‘23   

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A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says, "That's the ugliest baby that I've ever seen. Ugh!" The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her, "The driver just insulted me!" The man says, "You go right up there and tell him off – go ahead, I'll hold your monkey for you."
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Rock Valley Hay Report

Monday December 2, 2024

39 Loads
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Today the market was weaker on alfalfa and steady to stronger on grass hay. Sales every Monday and Thursday.

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MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-2

SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  43820 127.50   

lgrd  48760  67.50   

--------STRAW-2-------

SIZE    LBS  $/TON

3x4   54440  82.50 WHEAT

3x4   62740  60.00 WHEAT

-----CORNSTALKS-1-----

SIZE    LBS  $/TON

lgrd  49220  62.50

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Why did the turkey join a band? So he could use his drumsticks.
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