Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-01-31

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 31
● As filed13 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
9 ton sold · 26 ton at the prior sale (Jan 24) · 58 ton a year ago (Feb 1).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round180–195/ton54.00
Good
Large Round200–210/ton20.00
Large Square 3x4205/ton8.50
Premium
Small Square6.60/bale130.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round180–185/ton21.50
Utility
Large Round130/ton9.50

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round180–195/ton45.00
Utility
Large Round75–135/ton20.00
Fair
Large Round140–165/ton36.50
Good
Large Round165–180/ton104.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35–43/bale31.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.10/bale120.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.10–5.20/bale112.00
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.