Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-03-21

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Mar 21
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 ton sold · 3 ton at the prior sale (Mar 14) · 24 ton a year ago (Mar 22).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round180–200/ton37.50
Large Square 3x4185/ton12.00
Good
Large Round195–205/ton26.50
Premium
Small Square7.90/bale110.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round190–205/ton27.00
Fair
Large Round175/ton6.00
Large Square 3x4180/ton11.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round195–205/ton48.50
Small Square8.80/bale70.00
Fair
Large Round155/ton7.50
Good
Large Round165–185/ton125.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round49–58/bale22.00
Round51–56/ton23.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.40–5.50/bale60.00
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.