Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-04-23

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Apr 23
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 64 ton at the prior sale (Apr 16) · 25 ton a year ago (Apr 25).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round125/ton15.00
Premium
Large Round200/ton6.00
Fair/Good
Large Round135–140/ton64.00
Good/Premium
Large Round180–190/ton14.00
Good
Large Round155–165/ton28.00
Utility
Large Round90/ton3.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square3.60/bale65.00
Large Round120/ton20.00
Fair/Good
Small Square4.50/bale53.00
Large Round130–135/ton49.00
Utility
Large Round65–105/ton69.00
Large Square 3x480/ton24.00
Good
Large Round160/ton5.00
Small Square165/ton5.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round110/ton25.00
Premium
Large Round195–200/ton24.00
Good/Premium
Large Round175–190/ton21.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round105/ton6.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round155/ton5.00
Utility
Large Round85/ton13.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round27–28/ton28.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square4/bale108.00
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.