Thursday January 9, 2020

96 Loads

Today’s sale brought heavy volume with a low market. The quality of alfalfa was up and down but generally decent. Grass hay was pretty decent with cornstalks and straw both steady.  It also brought good buyer attendance leading towards a buyers market.
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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   47200 170.00 4th

3x3   53700  92.50 2nd

3x4   38300 150.00 2nd

3x4   42420 150.00 2nd

3x4   44700 150.00

3x4   48040 145.00

3x4   47380 142.50 2nd

3x4   56920 132.50 1st

3x4   50570 132.50

lgrd  50780 177.50 3rd

lgrd  46280 175.00 2nd

lgrd  50020 175.00

lgrd  52560 175.00

lgrd  47260 152.50 1st

lgrd  56780 147.50 2nd

lgrd  48700 140.00 3rd

lgrd  57040 137.50 2nd

lgrd  54850 135.00 1st

lgrd  50640 132.50 1st

lgrd  50760 130.00

lgrd  42660 127.50 3rd

lgrd  45700 125.00 1st

lgrd  48710 125.00 1st

lgrd  51060 122.50 2nd

lgrd  42780 122.50 2nd

lgrd  36800 122.50 2nd

lgrd  39040 120.00 1st

lgrd  53780 120.00 1st

lgrd  52740 120.00 2nd

lgrd  49740 117.50 2nd

lgrd  44460 115.00

lgrd  45020 115.00 2nd

lgrd  49080 112.50 1st

lgrd  48060 110.00 2nd

lgrd  49440 110.00 1st

lgrd  48360 102.50 1st

lgrd  28960 102.50 4th

lgrd      0   0.00

lgrd      0   0.00

lgrd      0   0.00

lgrd      0   0.00

lgrd      0   0.00

lgrd      0   0.00

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   44460 107.50

3x4   49840 157.50

3x4    9420 140.00

lgrd  43160 145.00

lgrd  45220 142.50

lgrd  42460 137.50

lgrd  51600 132.50

lgrd  50480 132.50

lgrd  44620 127.50

lgrd  47580 125.00

lgrd  40720 125.00

lgrd  49800 125.00

lgrd  54700 122.50

lgrd  41800 120.00

lgrd  49220 120.00

lgrd  47220 117.50

lgrd  45840 115.00

lgrd  49980 115.00

lgrd  22080 115.00

lgrd  48960 112.50

lgrd  40320 112.50

lgrd  21540 112.50

lgrd  16620 112.50

lgrd  47180 110.00

lgrd  32900 110.00

lgrd  42680 107.50

lgrd  48220 102.50

lgrd  32400 100.00

lgrd  48950 100.00

lgrd  33920 100.00

lgrd  50540 100.00

lgrd  43580  97.50

lgrd  36120  67.50

lgrd  54960  65.00

lgrd  51440  37.50

** My husband and I purchased an old home in Northern New York State from two elderly sisters.  Winter was fast approaching and the year’s first snow came early and I was concerned about the house’s lack of insulation.  “If they could live here all those years, so can we!” my husband confidently declared.  One November night the temperature plunged to below zero, and we woke up to find interior walls covered with frost.  My husband called the sisters to ask how they had kept the house warm.   After a rather brief conversation, he hung up.  “For the past 30 years, he muttered, “they’ve gone to Florida for the winter.”

 

Monday January 6, 2020

25 Loads

Market was steady to weaker today. Quality was a little lower than what we have been seeing. Buyer interest was fair. Remember: Monday and Thursday sales continue through the end of April
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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   52960  87.50 2nd

lgrd  50660 152.50 2nd

lgrd  49900 142.50 2nd

lgrd  51900 135.00 2nd

lgrd  61520 135.00 2nd

lgrd  57560 132.50 3rd

lgrd  45900 130.00 2nd

lgrd  63470 122.50 2nd

lgrd  43340 120.00 2nd

lgrd  49860 120.00 2nd

lgrd  53100 115.00 2nd

lgrd  45140 107.50 1st

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON

lgrd  42380 122.50

lgrd  19760 112.50

lgrd  49160 112.50

lgrd  17680 110.00

lgrd  49820 105.00

lgrd  31900 100.00

lgrd  46340  70.00

** A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street.

“But officer,” the man began, “I can explain.”

“Just be quiet” snapped the officer. “I’m going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back.”

“But officer, I just wanted to say…”

“And I said to keep quiet!  You’re going to jail!”

A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, “Lucky for you that the chief’s at his daughter’s wedding. He’ll be in a good mood when he gets back.”

“Don’t count on it,” answered the fellow in the cell. “I’m the groom.”

 

 

Thursday January 2, 2020

38 Loads

Today’s sale the market was lower.  Across the board, quality was lower than Monday’s sale also, with buyer

interest being decent.

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

3x3   16180 160.00 2nd

3x3   53380  97.50 2nd

3x4   52360 185.00

lgrd  56700 155.00 4th

lgrd  57720 147.50

lgrd  49640 142.50 2nd

lgrd  31020 137.50

lgrd  48740 137.50

lgrd  48500 132.50 3rd

lgrd  59580 132.50

lgrd  48820 132.50 3rd

lgrd  55420 132.50 2nd

lgrd  50220 127.50 2nd

lgrd  57420 125.00 2nd

lgrd  56920 120.00 2nd

lgrd  52240 120.00 1st

lgrd  50160  95.00 2nd

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  50180 147.50

lgrd  50200 135.00

lgrd  56460 132.50

lgrd  53740 130.00

lgrd  48700 125.00

lgrd  19100 112.50

lgrd  17880 110.00

lgrd  18920 107.50

lgrd  13660  97.50

lgrd  59140  90.00

lgrd  46300  87.50

lgrd  41920  75.00

lgrd  49940  60.00

**A little old lady was walking down the street dragging two large plastic garbage bags behind her. One of the bags was ripped and every once in a while a $20 bill fell out onto the sidewalk. Noticing this, a policeman stopped her and said, “Ma’am, there are $20 bills falling out of your bag.” “Oh really? Darn it!” said the little old lady. “I’d better go back and see if I can find them. Thanks for telling me, officer.”
“Well now, not so fast,” said the cop. “Where did you get all that money? You didn’t steal it, did you?”
“Oh, no, no,” said the lady. “You see, my back yard is right next to a golf course. A lot of golfers come and pee through a knot hole in my fence right next to my flower garden. It used to really tick me off. Kills the flowers you know. Then I thought ‘why not make the best of it?’ So now I stand behind my fence by the knot hole, real quiet like, with my hedge clippers. Every time some guy sticks his thing through my fence, I surprise him, grab ahold of it and say ‘OK, buddy! Give me $20 or off it comes!”
“Well, that seems only fair,” said the cop laughing. “Ok. Good luck! Oh, by the way, what’s in the other bag?” “Well, not everyone pays.”

 

 

Monday December 30, 2019

38 loads.

We would like to thank you all for another awesome year in the hay business! We look forward to continuing business with you in 2020! We had a decent size sale due to taking a day off last week. We will have a sale on Thursday, but volume may be restricted by the weather.  Market today was called steady to strong on both alfalfa and grass. Quality was pretty good.
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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  55140 190.00

lgrd  50040 187.50 3rd

lgrd  47160 185.00 3rd

lgrd  57940 175.00 4th

lgrd   4580 175.00 3rd

lgrd  36280 175.00 2nd

lgrd  35120 175.00 2nd

lgrd  35060 170.00 2nd

lgrd  51700 170.00 2nd

lgrd  48820 167.50 2nd

lgrd  38800 165.00 2nd

lgrd  37020 160.00

lgrd  49640 155.00 3rd

lgrd  47720 150.00 1st

lgrd  47520 147.50 2nd

lgrd  38360 140.00 2nd

lgrd  41140 127.50 2nd

lgrd  46000 112.50

lgrd  46000 100.00 1st

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  48640 145.00

lgrd  53560 140.00

lgrd  49540 135.00

lgrd  52460 132.50

lgrd  50300 130.00

lgrd  50260 130.00

lgrd  50640 130.00

lgrd  45540 130.00

lgrd  18860 110.00

lgrd  17660 105.00

lgrd  34120 100.00

lgrd  34260 100.00

** On New Year's Eve, Daniel was in no shape to drive, so he sensibly left his van in the car park and walked home.  As he was wobbling along, he was stopped by a policeman.  'What are you doing out here at four o'clock in the morning?' asked the police officer.

'I'm on my way to a lecture,' answered Roger.

and who on earth, in their right mind, is going to give a lecture at this time on New Year's Eve?' inquired the constable sarcastically.

'My wife,' slurred Daniel grimly.

 

 

 

Monday December 23, 2019

36 loads.

Market was called lower today on a smaller run. Buyer interest was very light. We will not be having a Thursday sale this week. (Dec 26) All other sales will remain unaffected by the holidays. Merry Christmas!!
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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  59840 170.00 4th

lgrd  53840 147.50 1st

lgrd  49020 140.00 2nd

lgrd  48200 140.00 3rd

lgrd  48500 135.00 3rd

lgrd  44700 132.50 2nd

lgrd  48980 130.00 1st

lgrd  47460 127.50 2nd

lgrd  45780 122.50 2nd

lgrd  48040 120.00 2nd

lgrd  59180 117.50 2nd

lgrd  13260 117.50 3rd

lgrd  49120 112.50

lgrd  44180 107.50 1st

lgrd  42780 105.00 2nd

lgrd  40000  97.50 3rd

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SIZE    LBS  $/TON CUT

lgrd  45480 120.00

lgrd  44220 120.00

lgrd  18420 117.50

lgrd  49440 112.50

lgrd  44820 107.50

lgrd  16720 102.50

lgrd  50120 100.00

lgrd  34180  95.00

** If you see a fat man…
Who’s jolly and cute,
wearing a beard
and a red flannel suit,
and if he is chuckling
and laughing away,
while flying around
in a miniature sleigh
with eight tiny reindeer
to pull him along,
then let’s face it,
Your eggnog’s too strong!