Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-03-12

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Mar 12
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 24 ton at the prior sale (Mar 5) · 44 ton a year ago (Mar 14).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round165–170/ton23.00
Small Square4.50/bale100.00
Small Square4.60/ton108.00
Good
Large Round180–190/ton19.00
Utility
Large Round100–145/ton59.50

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round145/ton10.50
Premium
Large Round210/ton7.00
Utility
Large Round100–135/ton84.50

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round20–115/ton113.00
Fair
Large Round115–145/ton116.50
Good
Large Round150–170/ton21.50
Premium
Large Round200/ton3.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round11–21/bale145.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.30/bale100.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.10–3.60/bale60.00
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.