Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-03-14

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Mar 14
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 21 ton at the prior sale (Mar 7) · 49 ton a year ago (Mar 15).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round180–200/ton23.50
Large Square 3x4185/ton8.00
Utility
Large Round130–170/ton25.00
Good
Small Square5.10/bale130.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round200/ton8.00
Premium
Large Round245/ton6.00
Fair
Large Round160–175/ton12.50

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round160–185/ton66.50
Premium
Large Round190–225/ton13.50
Utility
Large Round125/ton5.00
Fair
Large Round145–155/ton120.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round46–57/bale49.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.20/bale30.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5/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.