SF_GR310
Sioux Falls, SD   Mon Feb 08, 2010   USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News
    
Rock Valley Hay Auction - Monday, Feb 08, 2010 

All prices dollars per ton, except straw, dollars per bale.
All sales FOB Rock Valley, Iowa, vicinity.

Receipts:  11 Loads   Week Ago:  31 Loads   Year Ago:  16 Loads

   One load Small Squares equals approximately 5 tons. 
Large Squares and Large Rounds range from 10-25 tons per load. 

   Not enough any class to establish trends.  Snow over the
weekend and cold temperatures today kept many buyers away.

   Alfalfa:  Good:  Large Squares, 1 load 102.50; Large Rounds,
5 loads 90.00-105.00.
      
   Mixed Alfalfa/Grass:  None offered today.    

   Grass:  Good:  Large Rounds, 1 load 105.50.   

   Bedding:  Large Rounds, 1 load 70.00 per ton.

   Cornstalks:  Large Rounds, 3 loads 50.00-55.00 per ton.

Source:  USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD
         605-338-4061  24 Hour Price Info:  605-336-7765
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_GR310.txt
 
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