Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-02-20

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Feb 20
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 23 ton at the prior sale (Feb 13) · 29 ton a year ago (Feb 21).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round105–150/ton77.50
Large Square 3x4110/ton7.00
Fair
Large Round160–170/ton18.00
Good
Small Square6.30/bale108.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round70–135/ton37.00
Fair
Large Round140/ton4.00
Good
Large Round170/ton6.50

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round150–175/ton48.50
Small Square4.60/bale200.00
Premium
Large Round205/ton3.50
Utility
Large Round55–115/ton100.50
Fair
Large Round120–145/ton99.50

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round80/ton8.00
N/A
Round75/ton7.50
Small Square4.70/bale100.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round70/bale10.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round22–28/bale106.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4.90/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.