Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-02-08

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Wed, Feb 8
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 29 ton at the prior sale (Jan 31) · 54 ton a year ago (Feb 8).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round180–195/ton21.00
Good
Large Round210–215/ton14.50
Large Square 3x4215/ton8.00
Premium
Small Square7.20/bale82.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round185/ton24.00
Fair
Large Round175/ton8.00
Premium
Small Square7.10/bale125.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round160–190/ton127.00
Premium
Large Round250/ton3.00
Utility
Large Round105–135/ton25.00
Fair
Large Round140–155/ton124.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round25–43/bale86.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4.30/bale96.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.50/bale120.00
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.