Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-12-05

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Dec 5
● As filed13 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 60 ton at the prior sale (Nov 28) · 31 ton a year ago (Dec 6).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round175–185/ton41.50
Utility
Large Round150–165/ton63.00
Good
Large Round190/ton5.00
Small Square5.40/bale19.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round115/ton5.00
Good
Large Round180/ton11.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round65–125/ton103.50
Fair
Large Round120–150/ton97.00
Good
Large Round170–180/ton8.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35–37/bale22.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round47.50/bale12.00
Small Square3.50/bale30.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4.40/bale100.00
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.