SF_GR310
Sioux Falls, SD   Mon Jul 06, 2009   USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News

Rock Valley Hay Auction – Thursday, July 2, 2009

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

Receipts:  53 loads    Week Ago:  39 Loads   Year Ago:  63 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 Squares, 6 loads:  Premium 110.00-120.00, 
Good 72.50-87.50, Fair 57.50.  Large Rounds, 21 loads:  
Premium 90.00-107.50, Good 70.00-85.00, Fair 62.50-67.50,
Utility 50.00.  

   Mixed Alfalfa/Grass:  Small Squares, 1 load:  Premium
150.00.  Large Squares, 1 load:  Good 70.00.  Large Rounds, 
2 loads:  Good 75.00, Fair 50.00.  
  
   Grass:  Small Squares, 4 loads:  Premium 140.00, Good
77.50, Utility 20.00-30.00.  Large Squares, 3 loads:  
Premium 120.00, Good 72.50-85.00.  Large Rounds, 12 loads:
Good 70.00-87.50, Fair 55.00-65.00.    
  
   Bedding:  Large Rounds, 2 loads:  65.00-70.00 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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