SF_GR310
Sioux Falls, SD   Fri Nov 20, 2009   USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News

Rock Valley Hay Auction – Thursday, Nov 19, 2009

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

Receipts:  32 loads    Week Ago:  42 Loads    Year Ago:  43 Loads
 
   One load Small Squares equals approximately 5 tons;
 Large Squares and Large Rounds range from 10-25 tons per load.
 
   All classes sold steady.  Only one sale next week to be held
on Monday, November 23.  
                    
   Alfalfa:   Premium large squares, 1 load 115.00.  Good large 
rounds, 8 loads 82.50-90.00, Fair large rounds, 2 loads 70.00-75.00.

   Mixed Alfalfa/Grass:  Premium large rounds, 1 load 95.00, Good 
large rounds, 3 loads 77.50-87.50.   
  
   Grass:  Good large rounds, 6 loads 85.00-95.00, Fair large 
rounds 1 load, 72.50.  

   Bedding:  Straw large squares, 1 load, 19.00 per bale, large 
Rounds, 5 loads, 70.00-75.00 per ton.  Cornstalks large rounds,
2 loads 40.00-42.50 per ton.  Bean stubble large rounds, 1 load  
37.50 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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