Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-04-16

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Apr 16
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 26 ton at the prior sale (Apr 10) · 8 ton a year ago (Apr 18).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round120–125/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round175–180/ton24.00
Utility
Large Round110/ton3.00
Large Square 3x4105/ton29.00
Good
Large Round145–150/ton24.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4190/ton18.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round95–105/ton36.00
Good
Large Round145–155/ton24.00
Fair
Large Round120–125/ton46.00
Fair/Good
Large Round135–140/ton53.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round210/ton9.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round105–115/ton46.00
Good/Premium
Large Round165–180/ton16.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round155/ton5.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round145/ton8.00

Alfalfa/Barley Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round120/ton8.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round13–16/bale27.00
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.