Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-02-28

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Feb 28
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
7 ton sold · 68 ton at the prior sale (Feb 21) · 23 ton a year ago (Mar 1).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round180–195/ton35.50
Premium
Large Round255/ton6.50
Small Square6.10–6.60/bale212.00
Utility
Large Round175/ton8.00
Good
Large Round230/ton7.50
Large Square 3x4230/ton8.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round190–195/ton33.00
Fair
Large Round140–155/ton17.00
Good
Large Round160–185/ton145.50
Large Square 3x4175/ton10.50

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round175/ton23.50
Good
Large Round195/ton7.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35–52/bale50.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.30–5.40/bale270.00
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.