Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-01-16

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 16
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 45 ton at the prior sale (Jan 9) · 36 ton a year ago (Jan 17).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round175–180/ton29.00
Utility
Large Round120–155/ton26.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round165/ton5.00
Good
Large Round180/ton6.00
Premium
Large Round210/ton7.00
Utility
Large Round120/ton9.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round125–155/ton86.00
Good
Large Round165/ton11.00
Premium
Large Round200/ton3.00
Utility
Large Round50–125/ton38.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round18–25/bale40.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square6.40/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.