January 2018 | Alfalfa & Grass Results

Thursday, January 4, 2018
45 loads

We had good buyer interest today due to the holiday schedule and extreme cold. We had a little lighter run, but the quality was generally very good. We have been having good demand with our small sales and extreme cold and plan to see more hay soon.

WE WILL CONTINUE HAVING MONDAY SALES, IN ADDITION TO OUR THURSDAY SALES, THROUGH THE END OF APRIL.

GRASS: 26

SIZE  LBS     $/Ton
lgrd   21620 155.00
lgrd   52480 145.00
lgrd   42860 145.00
lgrd   54020 142.50
lgrd   53160 140.00
lgrd   49780 137.50
lgrd   46740 137.50
lgrd   48700 137.50
lgrd   42420 135.00
lgrd   51240 135.00
lgrd   53860 135.00
lgrd   45660 135.00
lgrd   43020 135.00
lgrd   50720 135.00
lgrd   20860 132.50
lgrd   50760 132.50
lgrd   48340 130.00
lgrd   41180 125.00
lgrd   48040 122.50
lgrd   32700 120.00
lgrd   38680 120.00
lgrd   16960 117.50
lgrd   48240 115.00
lgrd   53980 115.00
lgrd   40920 115.00
lgrd   41180 95.00

*Winter weather warning:
Southerners: advised not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
Northerners: you will need your big coat.

*Friends- Please be careful! New Year*s Eve I went to a party. I had a few beers, followed by a few cocktails, followed by a few shots. I still had the sense to know that I was over the limit. That*s when I decided to do what I have never done before: I took a cab home. Sure enough, there was a police roadblock on the way home, and since it was a cab, they waved it past. I arrived home safely without
incident. This was both a great relief and a surprise because I had never driven a cab before. I don*t even know where I got it from, and now that it is in my garage, I don*t know what to do with it.

Monday, January 8, 2018
50 loads

Market was called generally steady to Thursday*s sale. Quality was a littler lower today.

WE WILL CONTINUE HAVING MONDAY SALES, IN ADDITION TO OUR THURSDAY SALES, THROUGH THE END OF APRIL.

GRASS: 8

SIZE  LBS      $/Ton
lgrd   152.50
lgrd   51340  145.00
lgrd   43600  127.50
lgrd   127.50
lgrd   42300  125.00
lgrd   57860  125.00
lgrd   125.00
lgrd   45440 1 17.50

~~A farmer took his cross-eyed dog to the vet. The vet picked the dog up to examine him and said, *Sorry, I*m going to have to put him down.* The farmer said *Oh no! It*s not that bad is it?* The vet said, *No, he*s just very heavy.*

~~I hate when people ask me what I will be doing in two years. I don*t have 2020 vision.

Thursday, January 11, 2018
70 loads.

It was a very cold day in the valley. We had decent buyer interest. Market was called steady to a little weaker.

With great sadness, we have to announce that on Monday we lost a great friend and employee of the Rock Valley Hay Auction. Harvey Driesen died Monday afternoon in an accident while delivering a load of cornstalks west of Hudson, SD. Please keep his family in your prayers. We also want to remind everyone to remain cautious as farming can be very dangerous.

WE WILL CONTINUE HAVING MONDAY AND THURSDAY SALES THROUGH APRIL.

GRASS: 25

SIZE  LBS      $/Ton
lgrd   45280 145.00
lgrd   43400 145.00
lgrd   49180 145.00
lgrd   46880 135.00
lgrd   43120 117.50
lgrd   41420 117.50
lgrd   39340 117.50
lgrd   46160 115.00
lgrd   45980 115.00
lgrd   44000 112.50
lgrd   58660 110.00
lgrd               110.00
lgrd   43660 107.50
lgrd   48960 107.50
lgrd   52800 105.00
lgrd   50100 105.00
lgrd   39280 102.50
lgrd   58320 102.50
lgrd   50120 102.50
lgrd   46240 100.00
lgrd   44400 97.50
lgrd   47020 97.50
lgrd   53720 95.00
lgrd   50640 95.00
lgrd   48700 92.50

~~I*m not so sure that I believe all of this stuff about genetically modified food being bad for you. I just had a really tasty leg of salmon, and I feel just fine!

~~If seagulls flew over the bay instead of the sea, wouldn*t they be called bagels?

Monday, January 15, 2018
15 loads.

We had a small, very cold sale today. There really was not enough hay here to test the market.

WE WILL CONTINUE HAVING MONDAY SALES, IN ADDITION TO OUR THURSDAY SALES, THROUGH THE END OF APRIL.

GRASS: 5

SIZE  LBS     $/Ton
lgrd   55380 145.00
lgrd   110.00
lgrd   32620 107.50
lgrd   45860 107.50
lgrd   49960 102.50

A blonde called her boyfriend and said, *Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can*t figure it out, or how to get started.*
Boyfriend asked, *What*s it supposed to be when it's finished?*
*According to the box, its supposed to be a tiger,* she said. Her boyfriend decided to go over and help her with the puzzle. She let him in and showed him where she had the puzzle spread all over the table. He studied the pieces for a moment, then looked at the box and said, *First of all, no matter how hard we try, we will never assemble these pieces into anything that resembles a tiger.* He took her hand and said, *Second, I want you to relax. Let*s have a nice cup of hot chocolate and then...* he sighed,......*Let*s put all of these frosted flakes back in the box.*

Thursday, January 18, 2018
97 loads.

We had a large volume today. Alfalfa was $10 lower and grass was called steady to $5 lower. We had a large buyer & seller crowd that was taking advantage of the nice weather.

WE WILL CONTINUE HAVING MONDAY SALES, IN ADDITION TO OUR THURSDAY SALES, THROUGH THE END OF APRIL.

GRASS: 46

SIZE  LBS    $/Ton
3x3    50920 90.00
3x3    49620 90.00
3x3    5660 60.00
lgrd    56680 140.00
lgrd    56340 135.00
lgrd    51520 132.50
lgrd    39060 127.50
lgrd    47900 125.00
lgrd    46140 122.50
lgrd    37500 122.50
lgrd    51020 120.00
lgrd    41480 117.50
lgrd    46820 117.50
lgrd    30780 117.50
lgrd    52480 115.00
lgrd    51760 115.00
lgrd    41520 115.00
lgrd    46380 115.00
lgrd    54000 115.00
lgrd    21380 110.00
lgrd    43040 110.00
lgrd    58660 110.00
lgrd    50720 110.00
lgrd    49820 107.50
lgrd    44540 107.50
lgrd    46720 105.00
lgrd    59240 105.00
lgrd    46400 105.00
lgrd    46740 105.00
lgrd    46100 105.00
lgrd    49980 102.50
lgrd    48680 102.50
lgrd    41540 100.00
lgrd    46440 100.00
lgrd    20620 95.00
lgrd    43400 95.00
lgrd    48740 95.00
lgrd    52680 92.50
lgrd    12740 92.50
lgrd    44200 92.50
lgrd                92.50
lgrd    35860 90.00
lgrd    48260 90.00
lgrd    34920 87.50
lgrd    51580 87.50
lgrd    6680 75.00

~~When I told my parents over the phone that my husband had the flu, my dad said, * Have you tried euthanasia?* and in the background, my mom yelled, *For the last time, its echinacea!!*

~~I wonder what my parents did to fight boredom before the internet. I asked my 13 brothers and sisters, and they didn*t know either.

Thursday, January 25, 2018
70 loads.

Market was called generally steady with pretty good buyer interest. The quality varied today but was generally ok.

WE WILL CONTINUE HAVING MONDAY AND THURSDAY SALES THROUGH APRIL.

GRASS: 27

SIZE  LBS      $/Ton
3x3   45980 95.00
3x3   45880 92.50
lgrd   56520 145.00
lgrd   44420 142.50
lgrd   37500 135.00
lgrd   48220 132.50
lgrd   49620 127.50
lgrd   48800 127.50
lgrd   49440 127.50
lgrd   52000 125.00
lgrd   46360 125.00
lgrd   51680 122.50
lgrd   21340 115.00
lgrd   53580 115.00
lgrd   49940 112.50
lgrd   47060 112.50
lgrd   12700 110.00
lgrd   33560 110.00
lgrd   32000 110.00
lgrd   50540 110.00
lgrd   49100 110.00
lgrd   54440 107.50
lgrd   51840 107.50
lgrd   44860 107.50
lgrd   51400 102.50
lgrd   21680 100.00
lgrd   18320 97.50

A firefighter was working on his engine outside the station when he noticed a little girl nearby in a little red wagon with little ladders on the side and a garden hose neatly coiled in the middle. The girl was wearing a firefighter*s helmet. The wagon was being pulled by her cat and dog. The fireman walked over to take a closer look.

*That sure is a nice fire-truck* he said.
*Thank you* the girl replied. He took a closer look and noticed that the girl had tied the wagon to the dog*s collar and the cat*s testicles.
*Little partner,* said the fireman, *I don*t want to tell you how to run your rig, but you could probably go faster if you tied the wagon to the cat*s collar instead.*
She said, *You*re probably right sir, but then I wouldn*t have a siren.*

Monday, January 29, 2018
30 loads.

Market was stronger today on a lighter volume of hay. Buyer interest was good today.

WE WILL HAVE MONDAY AND THURSDAY SALES CONTINUING THROUGH APRIL.

GRASS: 14

SIZE  LBS     $/Ton
3x3   44880 95.00
lgrd   54380 147.50
lgrd   57880 130.00
lgrd   51600 125.00
lgrd   48300 125.00
lgrd   35480 122.50
lgrd   48120 122.50
lgrd   52020 120.00
lgrd   44780 120.00
lgrd   52500 120.00
lgrd   45960 115.00
lgrd   50900 107.50
lgrd   17400 107.50
lgrd   16520 107.50

Two ladies were walking down the street and walked past a pet shop. There was a parrot sitting near the door on his perch. As the ladies approach, the parrot says,
*Caw.. You*re ugly.* The woman was appalled and asked, *What did you say?*
So the parrot repeated himself *Caw..You*re ugly.*
The woman said, *If you say that again, I*m gonna tell the manager.* Then the women walked away. The next day the women walk past the pet shop again.
*Caw... you*re ugly.* The woman found the manager and told him what the parrot had been saying to her.
*Don*t worry ma'am. I will have a good talking to with him and I promise he will not say that again.* The next day the two women decide to walk past the pet shop just to check. The woman says, *And what do you have to say for yourself?*The parrot gives her an angry look and says, *Oh, you know!*