Rock Valley Hay Auction

Thursday, February 1, 2018
82 loads

Grass trended a little lower today. Alfalfa was called steady. Quality was average. We had good buyer attendence today.

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

GRASS: 35

SIZE  LBS    $/Ton
3x3               110.00
3x3   46060 82.50
3x3   44700 80.00
3x4   56740 137.50
lgrd   43520 157.50
lgrd   51520 137.50
lgrd   48700 137.50
lgrd   60940 135.00
lgrd   44520 130.00
lgrd   53400 127.50
lgrd   21120 127.50
lgrd   49960 125.00
lgrd   49200 122.50
lgrd   54280 122.50
lgrd   46260 122.50
lgrd   21740 122.50
lgrd   46400 120.00
lgrd   46180 120.00
lgrd   55080 120.00
lgrd   46140 120.00
lgrd   52860 117.50
lgrd   40740 115.00
lgrd   48120 115.00
lgrd   17260 115.00
lgrd   51520 115.00
lgrd   64160 115.00
lgrd   47900 112.50
lgrd   53460 112.50
lgrd   35200 112.50
lgrd   47160 110.00
lgrd   54720 107.50
lgrd   46280 107.50
lgrd   50760 105.00
lgrd   40960 100.00
lgrd   62700 100.00

Why did the cow cross the road? To get to the utter side!

Why did the rooster cross the road? To prove it wasn*t chicken!

Why did the horse cross the road? To visit his neighborhood!

Why did the farmer cross the road? To get all of his animals back!

Monday, February 5, 2018
23 loads

We had a light run today which is difficult to test the market. The weather was a factor and limited the buyer and seller attendance. Market was called slightly lower.

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

A man and a woman were married for many years. Whenever there was a confrontation, yelling could be heard deep into the night. The old man would shout, *When I die, I will dig my way up and out of the grave and come back and haunt you for the rest of your life!* The neighbors feared him, and the man took pride in this. One evening he died at the age of 98. After the funeral, her neighbors asked the widow, *Aren*t you afraid that he may indeed be able to dig his way out of the grave and haunt you for the rest of your life?* The widow said, *Let him dig! I had him buried upside down, and I know he won*t stop and ask for directions.*

Thursday, February 8, 2018
70 loads

The quality of the hay was much lower today, and the market reflected that accordingly.

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

GRASS: 31

SIZE  LBS      $/Ton
smsq 6520 107.50
3x3  44680 75.00
3x3  45400 70.00
3x4  49620 107.50
lgrd  43180 127.50
lgrd  41060 120.00
lgrd  63580 120.00
lgrd  51140 117.50
lgrd  47280 115.00
lgrd  33020 115.00
lgrd  45640 112.50
lgrd  19940 112.50
lgrd              110.00
lgrd  55180 110.00
lgrd  45380 110.00
lgrd  49360 107.50
lgrd  18920 107.50
lgrd  52660 105.00
lgrd  49090 105.00
lgrd  42400 105.00
lgrd  52600 102.50
lgrd  44720 102.50
lgrd  52440 100.00
lgrd  52660 97.50
lgrd   56040 95.00
lgrd  50340 95.00
lgrd  16680 92.50
lgrd  51260 90.00
lgrd  52340 90.00
lgrd  22000 90.00
lgrd  40940 85.00

~~Did some financial planning, and it looks like I can retire at 62 and live comfortably for eleven minutes.

~~Been married 20 years, but I still carry my wife*s picture in my wallet. Whenever I face difficulties in life, I take out my wallet and stare at her picture. It comforts me knowing that if I survived being married to this psycho, I can survive anything.

Monday, February 12, 2018
21 loads

There was not really enough hay here to test the market today. Cornstalks sold strongly.

WE WILL CONTINUE HAVING MONDAY AND THURSDAY SALES THROUGH APRIL.

GRASS: 7

SIZE  LBS      $/Ton
lgrd   46320 130.00
lgrd   41560 110.00
lgrd   50490 110.00
lgrd   18780 105.00
lgrd   50240 100.00
lgrd   44340 100.00

lgrd                97.50

A singles ad that appeared in the Atlanta Journal:

Single black female seeks male companionship, ethnicity unimportant. I am a very good looking girl that loves to play. I love long walks in the woods, riding in your pickup truck, hunting, camping, fishing trips, and cozy winter nights by the fire. Candlelight dinners will have me eating out of your hand. I*ll be at the front door when you get home from work, wearing only what nature gave me.

Call: xxx-xxx-xxxx ask for Daisy.

Over 1,500 men found themselves talking to the Atlanta Humane Society about an 8-week old black labrador retriever.

Monday, February 15, 2018
79 loads

Market was called general steady, with quality varying greatly. Supply is beginning to tighten. Demand is moderate. HAY DAY 2018 WILL BE APRIL 5!

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

GRASS: 31

SIZE    LBS     $/Ton
smsq  2540 150.00
smsq  6700 117.50
3x3    45820 120.00
3x3    47480 85.00
lgrd    42860 137.50
lgrd    49280 137.50
lgrd    56060 125.00
lgrd    45300 125.00
lgrd    51020 125.00
lgrd    40560 125.00
lgrd    52450 122.50
lgrd    58280 122.50
lgrd    43080 120.00
lgrd    53740 120.00
lgrd    18780 115.00
lgrd    44620 115.00
lgrd    58680 115.00
lgrd    47900 112.50
lgrd    46600 110.00
lgrd                 105.00
lgrd    46520 105.00
lgrd    8720 105.00
lgrd    43040 102.50
lgrd    36560 102.50
lgrd                 100.00
lgrd    42160 100.00
lgrd    47920 100.00
lgrd    45920 95.00
lgrd    54800 95.00
lgrd    38880 90.00
lgrd    46780 77.50

cattails 47500 40.00

~~This weekend there was a black widow spider found in a package of grapes. Yet another reason to not be a vegetarian. You never find spiders in packages of bacon.

~~Not to brag or anything, but I got the high score on my scale today.

Monday, February 19, 2018
12 loads

Icy conditions made for a very small sale today. Not enough volume to test the market. Cornstalk sold steady. HAY DAY 2018 WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH!!

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

GRASS: 2

SIZE  LBS    $/Ton
lgrd   31760 95.00
lgrd   20520 82.50

"My esteem in this country has gone up substantially. It is very nice now when people wave at me, they use all their fingers!" - Pres. Jimmy Carter

Happy President*s Day!

Thursday, February 22, 2018
54 loads

Generally steady market today. We had a light supply. HAY DAY 2018 WILL BE APRIL 5!

WE WILL CONTINUE HAVING MONDAY AND THURSDAY SALES THROUGH APRIL.

GRASS: 18

SIZE  LBS      $/Ton
smsq   2420 137.50
smsq   6640 122.50
3x3    44260 127.50
3x4    16000 120.00
lgrd    47080 135.00
lgrd    46440 125.00
lgrd    53900 122.50
lgrd    46900 122.50
lgrd    46800 120.00
lgrd    44860 117.50
lgrd    54700 117.50
lgrd    48340 115.00
lgrd    50400 112.50
lgrd    47440 112.50
lgrd    38080 110.00
lgrd                107.50
lgrd    22320 100.00
lgrd    33420   92.50

~~A weasel walks into a bar. The bartender looks up and says, *Wow! In all my years tending bar, I*ve never had a weasel stop by. What can I get you?* *Pop,* goes the weasel.

~~Q. What did the nut say as he was chasing the other nut? A. I*m a cashew!

Monday, February 26, 2018
22 loads

We had a very light test today. The market was called generally steady.

HAY DAY 2018 WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH!!

WE WILL HAVE MONDAY AND THURSDAY SALES CONTINUING THROUGH APRIL.

GRASS: 3

SIZE  LBS     $/Ton
lgrd   53680 137.50
lgrd   40180 112.50
lgrd   13800 110.00

Last Wednesday, a passenger was in a taxi heading to the airport. She leaned forward to ask the driver a question and tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up on the curb and stop just inches from hitting a storefront window. For a few minutes, everything was silent in the cab.

Then, the shaking driver said, *I am so sorry, are you ok? You scared the daylights out of me!* The badly shaken passenger  apologized to the driver and said, *I didn*t realize a mere tap on the shoulder would startle someone so badly.*

The driver replied, *No, no. I*m the one who is sorry. It*s entire my fault.  Today is my very first day driving a cab. I've been driving a hearse for 25 years.*

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!*