Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-02-14

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Feb 14
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 ton sold · 39 ton at the prior sale (Feb 8) · 21 ton a year ago (Feb 15).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round165/ton7.00
Good
Large Round190–215/ton80.00
Small Square5.40/bale135.00
Large Square 3x4210–220/ton35.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round230/ton6.00
Good
Small Square5.90/bale125.00
Large Round190/ton6.50
Utility
Large Round105/ton10.00
Fair
Large Round180–185/ton15.50

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round140–155/ton39.00
Good
Large Round155–190/ton177.50
Premium
Large Round190–200/ton30.50
Utility
Large Round70–120/ton17.00

Rye Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round42.50/bale3.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round95/ton5.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round25–51/bale186.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.10/bale82.00
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.