Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-02-27

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Feb 27
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 36 ton at the prior sale (Feb 20) · 18 ton a year ago (Feb 28).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round165–175/ton25.50
Small Square3.10–4.50/bale190.00
Utility
Large Round75–155/ton96.00
Good
Small Square5.30/bale100.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round155–175/ton15.00
Utility
Large Round100/ton4.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round50–115/ton144.00
Fair
Large Round120–145/ton186.50
Small Square3.50/bale150.00
Good
Large Round150–155/ton25.00
Small Square4.10/bale108.00
Premium
Large Round190/ton8.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round10–26/bale120.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square100/bale100.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square1.70/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.