We're located at 3110 Eagle Ave in Rock Valley. It is located across the road east of Town & Country Implement. ATTENTION: WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING MONDAY & 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 begin @ 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 July 20, 2023

117 Loads
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The market was steady to weaker today with heavy volume again. The quality of most of the alfalfa was decent. The grass was very good and traded lower.

Check out our "Hay for Sale" tab!

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SIZE LBS $/TON CUT

3x3 42400 225.00 2nd
3x3 42740 225.00 2nd
3x3 49900 220.00 2nd
3x3 50500 215.00 2nd
3x3 48020 200.00 1st
3x4 50960 222.50
3x4 50600 212.50 2nd
3x4 54560 210.00 2nd
3x4 51020 210.00 2nd
3x4 51780 210.00 1st
3x4 50240 200.00 2nd
3x4 52100 192.50
3x4 54020 190.00
3x4 52400 190.00 2nd
3x4 51160 187.50 1st
3x4 42600 185.00 1st
3x4 33540 177.50 2nd
3x4 35260 170.00 2nd
lgrd 56320 220.00 2nd
lgrd 46620 215.00 2nd
lgrd 49440 212.50 2nd
lgrd 17120 207.50 2nd
lgrd 60940 205.00 2nd
lgrd 57760 202.50 2nd
lgrd 48920 200.00 1st
lgrd 45060 200.00 2nd
lgrd 45260 200.00 2nd
lgrd 60540 200.00 2nd
lgrd 44440 200.00 4th
lgrd 49320 197.50 1st
lgrd 60120 195.00 3rd
lgrd 48120 190.00 1st
lgrd 47160 190.00 2nd
lgrd 60960 190.00
lgrd 47560 187.50 2nd
lgrd 56020 185.00 2nd
lgrd 47880 182.50 1st
lgrd 59420 180.00 2nd
lgrd 47860 175.00 1st
lgrd 60560 175.00 1st
lgrd 44180 170.00 1st
lgrd 47160 167.50

-------GRASS-58-------
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT

3x4 50040 225.00
3x4 56980 192.50 Blue Grass
3x4 61020 187.50
3x4 58000 180.00
lgrd 47520 215.00
lgrd 48220 215.00
lgrd 54140 202.50
lgrd 51220 200.00
lgrd 56060 200.00
lgrd 39360 197.50
lgrd 48800 192.50
lgrd 56320 192.50 Prairie Hay
lgrd 48320 190.00
lgrd 66260 190.00
lgrd 59120 190.00
lgrd 52000 187.50
lgrd 40640 187.50
lgrd 47620 185.00
lgrd 51380 185.00
lgrd 52340 185.00
lgrd 57980 182.50 Prairie Hay
lgrd 49740 182.50
lgrd 47580 182.50
lgrd 52260 180.00
lgrd 62920 180.00
lgrd 37560 180.00
lgrd 67140 180.00
lgrd 62800 180.00
lgrd 38310 180.00
lgrd 52900 180.00
lgrd 57500 175.00
lgrd 53500 175.00
lgrd 39380 172.50
lgrd 38480 170.00
lgrd 45080 170.00
lgrd 30060 167.50
lgrd 47860 167.50
lgrd 62980 167.50
lgrd 53260 165.00
lgrd 52200 165.00
lgrd 53060 165.00
lgrd 30800 165.00 Brome
lgrd 59280 160.00
lgrd 62380 160.00
lgrd 45740 160.00
lgrd 60240 160.00
lgrd 60720 160.00
lgrd 48800 157.50
lgrd 48600 155.00
lgrd 46600 155.00
lgrd 29880 155.00
lgrd 56690 155.00
lgrd 45280 155.00
lgrd 56960 155.00
lgrd 45360 150.00
lgrd 52580 140.00 Triticale
lgrd 57400 137.50
lgrd 2980 80.00

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"You should be ashamed", the father told his son, Andy, "When Abraham Lincoln was your age, he used to walk ten miles every day to get to school."
"Really?" Andy responded. "Well, when he was your age, he was president."

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Rock Valley Hay Report

Thursday July 13, 2023

140 Loads
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Very large volume today. Buyer attendance was good but the attitudes of the dairymen is low due to the low milk prices. The market was lower across the board do to heavy volume and the crowds pocket book.

Check out our "Hay for Sale" tab!

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MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-7
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT

lgrd 56520 185.00
lgrd 52600 180.00
lgrd 54560 177.50
lgrd 52740 175.00 1st
lgrd 50720 167.50
lgrd 46160 165.00
lgrd 44580 155.00

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SIZE LBS $/TON

lgrd 35960 92.50
lgrd 40800 90.00
lgrd 37600 90.00

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SIZE LBS $/TON

3x3 44300 105.00 WHEAT
3x4 50040 85.00 WHEAT
3x4 48420 85.00 WHEAT
3x4 51840 85.00 WHEAT
3x4 56200 80.00 WHEAT
3x4 51740 80.00 WHEAT
lgrd 52460 130.00 RYE

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The prospective son-in-law was asked by his girlfriend’s father, "Son, are you able to support a family?"
"Well, no, sir," he replied. "I was just planning to support your daughter. The rest of you will have to fend for yourselves!"

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Rock Valley Hay Report

Thursday July 13, 2023

140 Loads
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Very large volume today. Buyer attendance was good but the attitudes of the dairymen is low due to the low milk prices. The market was lower across the board do to heavy volume and the crowds pocket book.

Check out our "Hay for Sale" tab!

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------ALFALFA-82------
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT

3x3 55040 240.00 3rd
3x3 50640 240.00 3rd
3x3 58760 222.50 2nd
3x3 49820 215.00 2nd
3x3 46760 210.00 2nd
3x3 44180 202.50 1st
3x3 53220 190.00
3x3 52880 180.00 2nd
3x3 40840 172.50 1st
3x4 57080 265.00 2nd
3x4 58580 245.00
3x4 58480 227.50 1st
3x4 48960 225.00 1st
3x4 61800 225.00 1st
3x4 59400 212.50 2nd
3x4 47800 200.00 2nd
3x4 45740 200.00 1st
3x4 53340 200.00 1st
3x4 2740 200.00
3x4 51400 190.00 1st
3x4 50080 190.00 1st
3x4 53800 190.00 2nd
3x4 48580 190.00
3x4 49200 185.00 1st
3x4 50500 180.00 1st
3x4 49100 180.00 1st
3x4 56280 180.00 2nd
3x4 51300 180.00 1st
3x4 47780 180.00 1st
3x4 42140 170.00 1st
3x4 51140 165.00 1st
3x4 48280 165.00
3x4 49660 160.00
3x4 43400 160.00
lgrd 57680 240.00 2nd
lgrd 53220 217.50 1st
lgrd 64320 215.00 2nd
lgrd 39080 200.00 1st
lgrd 35540 200.00 2nd
lgrd 49410 200.00 2nd
lgrd 47220 197.50 2nd
lgrd 47900 197.50
lgrd 51910 195.00 2nd
lgrd 52480 192.50 1st
lgrd 55560 190.00 2nd
lgrd 48680 190.00
lgrd 48190 190.00
lgrd 47760 190.00 1st
lgrd 46600 190.00 1st
lgrd 55300 190.00 1st
lgrd 48780 187.50 1st
lgrd 43860 187.50 1st
lgrd 41500 187.50 1st
lgrd 49860 185.00 1st
lgrd 46080 185.00 1st
lgrd 53000 185.00 1st
lgrd 35600 185.00
lgrd 49580 185.00 1st
lgrd 48760 182.50
lgrd 52600 182.50 1st
lgrd 47680 180.00 1st
lgrd 58260 180.00 1st
lgrd 55240 180.00 2nd
lgrd 56420 180.00 2nd
lgrd 56080 180.00 1st
lgrd 48280 180.00 1st
lgrd 49600 180.00 1st
lgrd 37080 175.00 1st
lgrd 48000 175.00
lgrd 35820 172.50 2nd
lgrd 50960 172.50
lgrd 58620 170.00 3rd
lgrd 48920 170.00 1st
lgrd 41160 170.00
lgrd 40880 170.00 1st
lgrd 48460 167.50
lgrd 56560 167.50 1st
lgrd 39500 165.00 1st
lgrd 55660 160.00 1st
lgrd 45580 157.50
lgrd 41820 155.00
lgrd 65140 150.00 2nd

-------GRASS-41-------
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT

3x3 49560 210.00
lgrd 50180 232.50
lgrd 50460 232.50
lgrd 21280 225.00
lgrd 47600 205.00
lgrd 65420 202.50
lgrd 59660 200.00 1 st NEW
lgrd 34820 195.00
lgrd 49960 192.50
lgrd 55300 192.50
lgrd 50640 190.00
lgrd 43170 190.00
lgrd 39400 190.00 BLUE GRASS
lgrd 50360 185.00 1st
lgrd 54320 185.00 NEW
lgrd 46520 185.00
lgrd 53680 182.50
lgrd 42580 182.50
lgrd 57840 180.00
lgrd 43640 175.00
lgrd 60060 175.00 1st
lgrd 49280 175.00
lgrd 52060 172.50
lgrd 56380 172.50
lgrd 48980 170.00
lgrd 57200 167.50 1 st NEW
lgrd 53220 167.50 1st
lgrd 58620 167.50 NEW
lgrd 40560 167.50
lgrd 35820 167.50 NEW
lgrd 38080 165.00
lgrd 45840 162.50
lgrd 51920 162.50 1st
lgrd 15440 160.00 1st
lgrd 37780 160.00
lgrd 27180 160.00 NEW
lgrd 14300 157.50
lgrd 43780 157.50 1st
lgrd 35580 150.00 RYE
lgrd 47580 135.00
smsq 4880 200.00

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The prospective son-in-law was asked by his girlfriend’s father, "Son, are you able to support a family?"
"Well, no, sir," he replied. "I was just planning to support your daughter. The rest of you will have to fend for yourselves!"

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Rock Valley Hay Report

Thursday July 6, 2023

88 Loads
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Today we had a good auction. Market was mostly steady.

Check out our "Hay for Sale" tab!

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MIXED (ALFALFA/GRASS)-4
SIZE LBS $/TON CUT

3x4 51540 180.00 1st
3x4 40340 170.00 1st
lgrd 56620 205.00 1st
lgrd 52680 197.50

-----CORNSTALKS-1-----
SIZE LBS $/TON

lgrd 31720 80.00

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SIZE LBS $/TON

3x4 44860 90.00 WHEAT
lgrd 34820 170.00 WHEAT

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Robert went to his lawyer and said, "I would like to make a will but I don't know exactly how to go about it." 
The lawyer smiled at Robert and replied, "Not a problem, leave it all to me." 
Robert looked somewhat upset and said, "Well, I knew you were going to take a big portion, but I would like to leave a little to my family too!"

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