Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-03-05

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Mar 5
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 49 ton at the prior sale (Feb 27) · 26 ton a year ago (Mar 7).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round160–175/ton43.50
Utility
Large Round105–155/ton100.00
Large Square 3x430/ton3.50
Good
Small Square5.10/bale120.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round140–150/ton12.50
Good
Large Round160/ton10.00
Utility
Large Round125–135/ton22.50

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round85/ton25.50
N/A
Round4/bale100.00
Small Square3.30–3.90/bale200.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round120–150/ton114.00
Good
Large Round155/ton17.50
Utility
Large Round50–125/ton109.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round15–24/bale150.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square2/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.