Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-04-02

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Apr 2
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 24 ton at the prior sale (Mar 28) · 9 ton a year ago (Apr 4).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round105/ton8.00
Fair/Good
Large Round125/ton3.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round200/ton6.00
Good
Large Round155–175/ton62.00
Small Square5.80/bale107.00
Good/Premium
Large Round180/ton12.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round145–160/ton74.00
Utility
Large Round85–100/ton43.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4160/ton11.00
Large Round160–165/ton13.00
Fair/Good
Large Round135–140/ton30.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round105–110/ton20.00
Fair
Large Round125/ton8.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round215–225/ton14.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round50/ton5.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round17.50–40.00/bale18.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round19–26/bale40.00
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.