Rock Valley Hay Auction for Thursday, Jul 27, 2017

Receipts:  103 loads    Last Week:  118 loads    Last Year:  96 loads

Compared to last week:   Alfalfa sold mostly 5.00 lower on varying quality, grass hay 5.00 to 10.00 lower.  Overall quality was average this week.

Alfalfa:  Premium:  Large Squares, 7 loads 115.00-140.00; Large Rounds, 14 loads 115.00-132.50.  Good:  Large Rounds, 18 loads 105.00-112.50.  Fair:  Large Rounds, 2 loads 85.00-90.00.  Utility:  Large Rounds, 2 loads 77.50-80.00.

Grass:  Premium:  Large Squares, 1 load 95.00;  Large Rounds, 3 loads 100.00-110.00; Small Squares, 1 load 100.00.  Good:  Large Squares, 3 loads 85.00-87.50; Large Rounds, 24 loads 80.00-95.00.  Fair:  Large Rounds, 9 loads 70.00-77.50.  Utility:  Large Rounds, 1 load 62.50.

Oat Hay:  Large Rounds, 1 load 85.00.

Straw:  Large Squares, 4 loads 67.50-82.50, mostly 75.00-82.50.  Large Rounds, 9 loads 85.00-97.50.

Cornstalks:  Large Rounds, 4 loads 40.00-42.50.

Rock Valley Hay Auction for Thursday, Jul 20, 2017

Receipts:  118 loads    Last Week:  101 loads    Last Year:  94 loads

Compared to last week:   Alfalfa sold steady to 5.00 higher, grass steady on a lower quality offering.  This was the first large offering of new crop straw.

Alfalfa:  Premium:  Large Rounds and Squares, 12 loads 127.50- 142.50.  Good:  Large Rounds and Squares, 23 loads 97.50-112.50. Fair:  Large Rounds, 1 load 90.00.

Grass:  Premium:  Large Rounds and Squares, 9 loads 100.00-122.50; Small Squares, 1 load 135.00.  Good:  Large Rounds and Squares, 36 loads 85.00-97.50.  Fair:  Large Rounds, 5 loads 70.00-82.50.  Utility:  Large Rounds, 1 load 60.00.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix:  Good:  Large Rounds and Squares, 2 loads 110.00- 11.750.  Fair:  Large Rounds, 1 load 90.00.

Straw:  Large Squares, 4 loads 90.00-102.50.  Large Rounds, 11 loads 77.50-97.50.

Cornstalks:  Large Rounds, 9 loads 35.00-47.50.

Rock Valley Hay Auction for Thursday, Jul 13, 2017

Receipts:  101 loads    Last Week:  54 loads    Last Year:  94 loads

Compared to last week:   Alfalfa sold steady to 10.00 higher, grass hay steady to firm.  Alfalfa quality varied throughtout the sale.  Straw was all new crop and met with good demand.  All sales FOB Rock Valley, Iowa, vicinity.

Alfalfa:  Premium:  Large Squares, 10 loads 122.50-140.00; Large Rounds, 17 loads 120.00-145.00.  Good:  Large Squares, 2 loads 90.00-117.50; Large Rounds, 14 loads 92.50-110.00.  Fair:  Large Rounds, 6 loads 85.00-90.00.

Grass:  Premium:  Large Squares, 3 loads 105.00-110.00; Large Rounds, 19 loads 97.50-117.50; Small Squares, 1 load 130.00.  Good:  Large Squares, 2 loads 85.00-90.00; Large Rounds, 4 loads 90.00-92.50; Small Squares, 1 load 90.00.  Fair:  Large Rounds, 7 loads 80.00-82.50.  Utility:  Large Rounds, 1 load 55.00.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix:  Good:  Large Rounds, 2 loads 100.00-115.00.  Fair:  Large Rounds, 2 loads 80.00-95.00; Small Squares, 1 load 80.00.

Straw:  New Crop Large Squares, 1 load 115.00.  New Crop Large Rounds, 3 loads 105.00-117.50.

Cornstalks:  Large Rounds, 4 loads 40.00-45.00.

Rock Valley Hay Auction for Thursday, Jul 06, 2017

Receipts:  54 loads    Last Week:  106 loads    Last Year:  56 loads

Compared to last week:   Alfalfa hay mostly 5.00 higher, grass hay 10.00 higher.  Lighter offerings due to the 4th of July Holiday, with attractive quality available.

Alfalfa:  Premium:  Large Squares, 3 loads 120.00-127.50; Large Rounds, 8 loads 115.00-132.50.  Good:  Large Squares, 3 loads 105.00-110.00, Large Rounds 6 loads 100.00-110.00.  Fair:  Large Rounds, 5 loads 90.00-92.50.

Grass:  Premium:  Large Rounds, 1 load 125.00; Small Squares, 1 load 115.00. Good: Large Squares, 2 loads 90.00-107.50; Large Rounds, 9 loads 97.50-115.00. Fair:  Large Rounds, 8 loads 85.00-92.50.  Utility:  Large Rounds, 2 loads 70.00-75.00.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix:  Fair:  Large Rounds, 1 load 80.00.

Cornstalks:  Large Rounds, 5 loads 35.00-42.50.