Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-05-09

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, May 9
● As filed9 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
9 ton sold · 7 ton at the prior sale (May 2) · 8 ton a year ago (May 10).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round200/ton14.50
Large Square 3x4190/ton9.00
Utility
Large Round155–180/ton25.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round150–155/ton21.00
Good
Large Round185/ton13.00
Small Square4.00–4.20/bale150.00
Premium
Large Round190–210/ton29.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round25/bale8.00

Oat

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