Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-03-07

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Mar 7
● As filed13 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
10 ton sold · 92 ton at the prior sale (Feb 28) · 36 ton a year ago (Mar 8).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round185–195/ton48.50
Large Square 3x4200/ton10.00
Small Square5.30/bale108.00
Good
Large Round205–225/ton14.50

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round175–185/ton35.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round210/ton12.50
Utility
Large Round135–140/ton26.00
Fair
Large Round145–155/ton84.50
Good
Large Round160–185/ton130.50
Large Square 3x4185/ton10.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round43–55/bale40.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.50/bale150.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square6.20/bale150.00
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.