Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-08-22

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Aug 22
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 25 ton at the prior sale (Aug 15) · 25 ton a year ago (Aug 23).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round160–185/ton39.00
Large Square 3x4170/ton5.00
Good
Large Round210–240/ton15.50
Utility
Large Round110–150/ton11.50

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round165/ton15.00
Utility
Large Round130/ton5.50

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round120–150/ton195.50
Small Square3.20/bale119.00
Good
Large Round155–170/ton55.50
Utility
Large Round55–115/ton92.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round65/bale28.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4.60/bale141.00
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.