SF_GR310
Sioux Falls, SD   Fri May 16, 2008   USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News

Rock Valley Hay Auction - Thursday, May 15, 2008
 
All prices dollars per ton, except straw, dollars per bale.
All sales FOB Rock Valley, Iowa, vicinity.

Receipts:  40 loads    Week Ago:  43 Loads   Year Ago:  50 Loads
 
   One load Small Squares equals approximately 5 tons;
 Large Squares and Large Rounds range from 10-25 tons per load.
 
   All classes sold mostly steady.  
                    
   Alfalfa:  Large Rounds, 21 loads:  Premium 120.00-140.00, 
load 145.00; Good 110.00-115.00.

   Mixed Alfalfa/Grass:  Large Rounds, 2 loads:  Premium 140.00-
200.00.
  
   Grass:  Large Squares, 2 loads:  Premium 125.00-165.00. 
Large Rounds, 13 loads:  Premium 120.00-140.00, load 155.00; 
Good 95.00.
  
   Bedding:  Large Squares, 1 load:  41.00 per bale.  Large 
Rounds, 1 load:  23.00 per bale.

Source:  USDA-South Dakota Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD
         605-338-4061
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_GR310.txt

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