Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-01-30

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 30
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 54 ton at the prior sale (Jan 23) · 42 ton a year ago (Jan 31).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round110–155/ton53.00
Good
Large Round180/ton8.50
Fair
Large Round165–175/ton35.00
Premium
Small Square6.10/bale120.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round120/ton5.00
Premium
Large Round200–210/ton12.50
Good
Small Square5.50/bale100.00
Fair
Large Round155–160/ton16.50

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round175–205/ton52.50
Utility
Large Round30–125/ton118.00
Fair
Large Round130–155/ton137.50
Good
Large Round150–175/ton101.50

Rye Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4145/ton9.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square24/bale16.00
Round16–26/bale71.00

Soybean

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round24/bale10.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round52.00–52.50/bale24.00
Small Square2.40–2.50/bale60.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.40–5.50/bale190.00
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.