Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-05-01

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Wed, May 1
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 8 ton at the prior sale (Apr 23) · 15 ton a year ago (May 2).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round135/ton8.00
Good/Premium
Large Round170–185/ton37.00
Small Square6.20–6.50/bale206.00
Premium
Large Round200/ton6.00
Good
Large Round160/ton8.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round105/ton6.00
Fair
Small Square3.90/bale97.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round85/ton7.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round120–125/ton17.00
Fair/Good
Large Round135–145/ton63.00
Good
Large Round150–170/ton83.00
Good/Premium
Large Round175–190/ton39.00

Alfalfa/Oat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4155/ton24.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round140/ton14.00
Utility
Large Round80/ton4.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round50/ton9.00
Fair/Good
Large Round40/ton9.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round15–17/bale36.00
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.