Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-05-16

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, May 16
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 20 ton at the prior sale (May 9) · 15 ton a year ago (May 17).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round180–185/ton24.00
Large Square 3x4180/ton12.00
Utility
Large Round165/ton26.00
Large Square 3x4175/ton10.00
Good
Small Square6.50/bale110.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round30/bale10.00
Large Round150/ton7.00
Fair
Large Round175/ton9.00
Large Square 3x4190/ton21.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round135/ton7.00
Fair
Large Round145–155/ton64.00
Good
Large Round160–185/ton130.00
Premium
Large Round210/ton3.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round21/bale8.00
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.