Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-01-23

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 23
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 ton sold · 58 ton at the prior sale (Jan 16) · 29 ton a year ago (Jan 24).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round165–185/ton42.00
Small Square 3 Tie150/ton8.50
Large Square 3x4160/ton22.00
Utility
Large Round140–155/ton71.00
Medium Round155/ton7.00
Good
Large Round185/ton9.50
Premium
Small Square7.40/bale82.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round195–220/ton12.00
Fair
Large Round130–145/ton106.50
Utility
Large Round105–125/ton20.00
Good
Large Round150–175/ton85.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round215/ton6.50
Utility
Large Round120/ton16.00
Fair/Good
Large Round165/ton6.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round21/bale10.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round16–25/bale42.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4.50–4.90/bale238.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.10/bale30.00
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.