Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-01-17

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 17
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
9 ton sold · 12 ton at the prior sale (Jan 10) · 67 ton a year ago (Jan 18).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round170–200/ton44.50
Good
Large Round210–230/ton27.50
Utility
Large Round160/ton14.00
Premium
Small Square7.50/bale82.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round195/ton9.00
Premium
Large Round210–240/ton14.50
Utility
Large Round140/ton10.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round150–190/ton40.00
Good
Large Round160–190/ton85.00
Premium
Large Round200–245/ton61.50
Utility
Large Round80–120/ton23.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round27.50–40.00/bale34.00
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.