Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-05-14

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, May 14
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 24 ton at the prior sale (May 7) · 8 ton a year ago (May 16).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round125/ton8.00
Good/Premium
Large Round190/ton9.00
Premium
Large Round200–235/ton19.00
Utility
Large Round50–85/ton15.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round100–115/ton13.00
Fair/Good
Small Square4.20–4.30/bale200.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round120/ton5.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Small Square3.10/bale80.00
Large Round130–140/ton37.00
Fair
Large Round120/ton9.00
Utility
Large Round75–90/ton20.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round100–115/ton19.00
Good
Large Round145–155/ton20.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.10/bale90.00
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.