Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2022-05-03

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, May 3
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 42 ton a year ago.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round195/ton7.50
Good
Large Round220–235/ton12.50
Large Square 3x4205–250/ton45.50
Premium
Large Square 3x4250–265/ton16.50
Small Square7/bale110.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round240/ton6.00
Good
Large Round195–205/ton29.50

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round170–195/ton73.00
Small Square4.90–5.10/bale377.00
Premium
Large Round200–270/ton59.50
Utility
Large Round105/ton8.00
Fair
Large Round155–160/ton9.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round135/ton4.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round60/bale11.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round33/bale20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35–38/bale49.00
Source: USDA AMS · Sioux Falls, SD. Prices are as filed — nothing recomputed. Hay sells by the ton in some markets and by the bale in others; those are different quantities and are never averaged together.