Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-04-18

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Apr 18
● As filed13 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
17 ton sold · 7 ton at the prior sale (Apr 11) · 79 ton a year ago (Apr 19).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round80–90/bale24.00
Fair
Large Round195–205/ton26.00
Small Square4.00–5.10/bale151.00
Utility
Large Round155–180/ton125.50

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round165–180/ton25.50
Small Square4.10/bale125.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round80–145/ton196.50
Small Square3.80/bale105.00
Fair
Large Round145–165/ton146.50
Small Square4.90/bale137.00
Good
Large Round170/ton16.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round25–44/bale72.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4.60/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.