Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-04-11

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Apr 11
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 6 ton at the prior sale (Apr 4) · 24 ton a year ago (Apr 12).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round190–205/ton79.00
Large Square 3x4195/ton4.50
Small Square205/ton8.50
Utility
Large Round180/ton7.00
Good
Large Square 3x4210/ton9.50
Small Square5.50/bale231.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round190–205/ton37.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round150–155/ton23.00
Good
Large Round175–195/ton188.00
Small Square4.80/bale109.00
Premium
Large Round205/ton12.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round64/bale11.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round58/bale11.00
Small Square4.10/bale80.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round26–53/bale68.00
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.