Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-05-02

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, May 2
● As filed9 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 ton sold · 8 ton at the prior sale (Apr 25) · 64 ton a year ago (May 3).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round190/ton8.00
Utility
Large Round155–175/ton52.50
Premium
Large Round90/bale14.00
Small Square6.90/bale109.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round180/ton6.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round140–155/ton43.00
Good
Large Round160–180/ton57.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round23–29/bale35.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round50/bale10.00
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.