Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-08-29

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Aug 29
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
10 ton sold · 16 ton at the prior sale (Aug 22) · 39 ton a year ago (Aug 30).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round180/ton20.50
Utility
Large Round145–165/ton31.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round150–155/ton12.50

Alfalfa/Oat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round115/ton10.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round145–150/ton38.00
Small Square2.20/bale199.00
Good
Large Round150–165/ton67.00
Utility
Large Round70–135/ton176.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round31/bale12.00
Small Square3.50/bale157.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.80–4.10/bale348.00
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.