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Area Hay Auction ResultsDyersville Sales Co. Inc.

Dyersville, IowaFeb. 20, 1004 tons

Small SquaresOat Hay $180/tonCRP $110-180

Large SquaresSupreme $280-285/tonPremium $270-300/tonGood $235-300/tonFair $180-225/tonUtility $160-235/tonNew Seeding $170/tonStraw $40-54/tonMixed $245-280/ton

RoundsPremium $220-260/tonGood $200-235/tonFair $185-210/tonUtility $90-75/tonMixed $200-225/ton

Fort Atkinson HayFt. Atkinson, Iowa 563-534-7513

Feb. 20, 84 loadsSmall Squares

1st crop $230-235/ton 2 loads2nd crop $340/ton 1 load3rd crop $240/ton 1 loadGrass $150/ton 1 loadStraw $120-125/ton 2 loads

Large Squares2nd crop $240-300/ton 10 loads3rd crop $235-310/ton 5 loads4th & 5th crop $215-300/ton 5 loadsWheat straw $125/ton 2 loadsCorn stalk $150/ton 1 load

Rounds1st crop $110-260/ton 10 loads2nd crop $180-290/ton 15 loads3rd crop $195-310/ton 13 loads4th & 5th crop $165-260/ton 3 loadsGrass $150-220/ton 5 loadsOats hay $135-185/ton 3 loadsNew seeding $190/ton 1 loadStraw $115/ton 1 loadCorn stalk $65-80/ton 3 loads

Rock Valley Hay Auction Co.Rock Valley, Iowa 712-476-5541

Feb. 21, 54 loadsSmall Squares

2nd crop $235/tonGrass $255/ton

Large SquaresGrass $190/ton

Large Rounds1st crop $155/ton2nd crop $260-295/ton3rd crop $245-300/ton4th crop $280/tonGrass $150-250/tonMixed $215-265/tonStraw $130/tonCorn stalks $82.50-95/tonBean straw $62.50/ton

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PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION

FEB. 13TH SALE1,288 HEAD SOLD

COLORED FEEDER HEIFERS

Sauk Centre 375 1 166.00Holdingford 470 1 155.00St. Cloud 400 1 151.00Sauk Centre 410 1 150.00St. Cloud 342 3 149.00Lake Lillian 468 2 145.00Paynesville 415 1 138.00Albany 500 2 136.00Albany 460 3 135.00Lake Lillian 515 1 132.00St. Cloud 522 3 129.00Annandale 425 1 127.50Pierz 762 35 126.00Melrose 631 4 123.00Paynesville 583 2 122.00St. Cloud 661 6 121.00Melrose 600 1 120.00Sauk Centre 630 6 120.00Albany 763 5 114.00Pierz 668 2 114.00St. Cloud 739 6 114.00Annandale 647 3 113.00Pierz 765 1 111.00COLORED FEEDER

STEERSMonticello 437 3 165.00Lake Lillian 395 1 162.00Sauk Centre 450 2 158.00Albany 375 1 157.00Hines 338 2 155.00Albany 470 7 149.00St. Cloud 485 1 146.00Hines 495 1 145.00St. Cloud 377 5 145.00Hines 488 3 142.00Albany 430 1 138.00St. Cloud 541 4 138.00Foley 613 8 135.50Albany 672 8 134.00Lake Lillian 518 2 133.00Paynesville 580 3 132.00Sauk Centre 605 4 132.00Albany 578 2 131.00Paynesville 670 3 130.00Monticello 587 3 129.50Foley 721 9 128.50St. Cloud 757 11 127.00Foley 635 1 125.00Kimball 735 2 124.00Albany 708 2 122.00St. Cloud 530 1 122.00HOLSTEIN FEEDER

STEERS Sauk Centre 262 31 138.00Paynesville 319 34 135.00

Albany, MN EASY Access off Co. Rd. 10 So. of I-94 Greg Supan, Manager 320-249-5221/cell phone Lonnie Ritter, Assistant Manager, order/buyer 320-293-5311/cell phone

Central LivestockAssociation

A Company of Genex Cooperative, Inc.www.crinet.com Albany, MN,

Toll Free 800-733-6828 Phone 320-845-2000

Foley 565 1 132.00Long Prairie 372 22 124.00Long Prairie 363 25 124.00Long Prairie 349 25 124.00Kenneth 438 11 122.00Kenneth 410 24 122.00Kenneth 413 14 122.00Sauk Centre 344 22 121.00Sauk Centre 350 20 121.00Sauk Centre 343 22 121.00Albany 368 5 118.00Veblen 406 20 118.00Veblen 411 15 118.00Richmond 321 10 117.50Veblen 414 20 117.00Foley 223 9 115.00Veblen 334 5 115.00Veblen 415 20 115.00Foley 354 16 113.00Holdingford 285 2 113.00South Haven 305 2 112.50Freeport 767 68 110.00Sauk Centre 273 2 108.00Buffalo Lake 404 19 107.50Albany 338 4 107.00Albany 348 25 107.00Little Falls 324 4 105.00Paynesville 473 11 105.00Rice 665 15 105.00Rice 629 15 105.00

FEB 21ST SALE476 HEAD SOLDBULL CALVES

Bowlus 125 1 160.00Swanville 120 1 160.00Little Falls 90 1 155.00Melrose 100 3 155.00Avon 94 4 150.00Holdingford 115 1 150.00Melrose 120 1 150.00Melrose 125 1 150.00Albany 125 1 145.00Freeport 109 4 145.00Sauk Centre 120 1 145.00Clearwater 98 3 140.00Freeport 100 1 140.00Princeton 104 6 140.00Sauk Centre 115 2 140.00Clearwater 110 1 135.00Clearwater 130 1 135.00Freeport 88 3 135.00Little Falls 115 1 135.00Melrose 107 3 135.00Melrose 107 3 135.00Albany 105 1 125.00Bowlus 105 3 125.00Freeport 115 1 125.00Freeport 105 2 125.00SLAUGHTER COWS

St. Cloud 1,300 3 101.50Sauk Centre 1,540 1 83.00Sauk Centre 1,290 1 83.00

Richmond 1,368 2 82.00Freeport 1,480 1 81.00Melrose 1,510 1 81.00Melrose 1,470 1 81.00Sauk Centre 1,730 1 81.00Freeport 1,870 1 79.50Sauk Centre 1,867 3 79.50Albany 1,290 1 79.00Freeport 1,750 1 79.00Holdingford 1,665 1 79.00Kerkhoven 1,555 1 79.00Melrose 1,585 1 79.00Richmond 1,865 1 79.00Sauk Centre 1,645 1 79.00South Haven 1,500 1 79.00Melrose 1,590 1 78.50Sauk Centre 1,755 1 78.50Avon 1,765 1 78.00Freeport 1,675 1 78.00Kerkhoven 1,790 1 78.00Princeton 1,695 1 78.00Sauk Centre 2,098 2 78.00Greenwald 1,535 1 77.00Melrose 1,445 1 77.00Melrose 1,295 1 77.00Princeton 1,640 1 77.00Richmond 1,430 1 77.00Richmond 1,678 2 77.00Albany 1,630 1 76.00Avon 1,515 1 76.00Kerkhoven 1,745 1 76.00Little Falls 1,255 1 76.00Richmond 1,150 1 76.00Richmond 1,525 1 76.00Sauk Centre 1,095 1 76.00Albany 1,330 1 75.00Albany 1,400 1 75.00Freeport 1,470 1 75.00Glenwood 1,585 1 75.00Richmond 1,535 1 74.00Sauk Rapids 1,330 1 74.00Melrose 1,525 1 73.50Rice 1,635 1 73.50Albany 1,310 1 73.00Melrose 1,475 1 73.00

HOLSTEIN FINISHED STEERS

Albany 1,573 8 107.50Glenwood 1,529 8 107.50Paynesville 1,583 9 107.50Young America 1,444 10 107.25Buffalo 1,573 3 106.00Buffalo 1,508 8 105.50Clara City 1,512 6 105.50Gibbon 1,461 5 105.50Kimball 1,575 2 105.50Paynesville 1,565 4 105.50Prinsburg 1,580 5 105.50Willmar 1,498 6 105.50Buffalo 1,496 8 105.00Winsted 1,336 7 105.00Vesta 1,447 9 104.25Richmond 1,390 1 103.50

NEXT DAIRY SALE: WED., MARCH. 6THNEXT FEEDER SALE: WED., MARCH 13TH

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U of M Extension will offer a workshop at three locations during March on the topic of Capturing Value from Manure and Alfalfa Nutrients. Loca-

tions and dates include Little Falls on March 8 at the Initia-tive Foundation building at 405 1st Street SE; Foley on March 19 at Mr. Jims Restaurant; and Melrose on March 20 at Cornerstone Restaurant. Work-shops at all three sites will start at 10 a.m. and adjourn about 2 p.m. Randy Pepin, Extension Educator with Nutrient Man-agement Projects will lead ma-

nure management discussion. State Extension Corn Agronomist Jeff Coulter will lead the discussion about alfalfa nitrogen credits at Little Falls and Melrose. At Foley, Extension Educator Dan Mar-tens will offer some discussion about alfalfa nitro-gen credits; and Benton SWCD staff will offer dis-cussion about nutrient management trials they have done and resources available. Pepins manure management discussion will build around on-farm case studies taking a basic look at using soil grid sampling information as a clue for manure application decisions. A growing number of farmers are using soil grid sampling for variable applications of lime and some other fer-tilizers. The on-farm case studies offer some ideas about how this information can be useful in making better use of manure nutrients using grid sampling or other eld observations. Some farmers are also looking at soils maps, growth and yield patterns, and other information as clues for making better use of manure nutrients. The goal is to maximize the economic value of manure and minimize hazards to water resources. Some farmers have limited acres and face challeng-es with soil phosphorus levels near surface water resources. Identifying areas of farms and elds that can make use of more or less manure can be help-ful. Manure management can be challenging be-cause of variations in analysis, availability, live-stock species, application methods and the weather. This workshop will provide an opportunity for dis-cussion about issues farmers and agronomy advi-sors face in making the best use of manure nutri-ents. After lunch, State Extension Corn Agronomist Jeff Coulter will offer discussion about nitrogen available for a corn crop following alfalfa. Farmers and agronomy advisors have asked questions about whether they can really bank on the 150 pounds of nitrogen the University says we can generally count on when breaking up alfalfa and planting corn. Coulter, along with research assistant Matt Yost, will share data from a number of on-farm research sites looking at how well alfalfa nitrogen credits play out for the following corn crop. They have found some factors that can help farmers and farm advisors with nitrogen management decisions. Field trials included a site near Pierz and Albany. The Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council provided some of the funding for this work and workshop. Pre-registration is requested for planning food, but not required. Registration will be free for the rst 30 RSVPs at each site and $5 after the rst 30. Call to register by noon the day before the work-shop. These workshops are being coordinated by Extension Educator Dan Martens. Call the Benton County Extension Of ce for more information and to register at 1-800-964-4929 or if a local call to Foley 968-5077. Registration on-site will start at 9:30 a.m. The program with start at 10 a.m. Lunch will be provided at noon. Discussion will conclude about 2 p.m.

By Dan MartensU of M Extension

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THURS., MARCH. 21, 2013BRED DAIRY SALE RESULTS

FROM FEB 21, 2013Top Springing Hol. Heifer ............ $1575.00 Top 100 springers ave. price ....... $1346.95 Top 200 springers ave price ........ $1274.00

EVERY TUESDAY: 8 a.m. Slaughter Hogs 11 a.m. Hay - Straw12 noon Slaughter Cattle

1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAYS: (Starting July)1 p.m. all classes sheep & goats

2ND & 4TH THURSDAYS:11 a.m. Stock cows Baby & Started calves Feeder Cattle

3RD THURSDAY: 8 a.m. Dairy Sale Springers, Bred & Open Heifers Breeding Bulls Herd Dispersals

SALE SCHEDULE