Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-03-28

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Mar 28
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 ton sold · 5 ton at the prior sale (Mar 21) · 38 ton a year ago (Mar 29).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round160–170/ton21.00
Fair
Large Round190–215/ton47.00
Large Square 3x4210/ton17.00
Good
Large Round220/ton16.00
Small Square5.10–5.90/bale352.00
Premium
Small Square6.50/bale111.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round160–185/ton100.50
Small Square4.50/bale90.00
Premium
Large Round190–215/ton61.50
Fair
Large Round140–150/ton29.50

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round200–205/ton32.00
Small Square5.50/bale125.00
Fair
Large Round180/ton6.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round45–58/bale28.00
Round55/ton8.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4.30/bale124.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.60–4.00/bale140.00
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.