Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-07-16

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jul 16
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 43 ton at the prior sale (Jul 2) · 23 ton a year ago (Jul 18).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round115/ton6.00
Utility
Large Round30–85/ton40.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round90/ton14.00
Fair/Good
Small Square3.10/bale233.00
Large Square 3x4125/ton15.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round45–85/ton101.00
Fair
Large Round105/ton8.00
Small Square2/bale150.00
Fair/Good
Large Round125/ton2.00
Good
Small Square3.10/bale127.00
Premium
Small Square160/ton3.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round85–95/ton37.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4110/ton8.00
Utility
Large Round80/ton3.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round90/ton9.00
Good/Premium
Large Round140/ton5.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round95/ton8.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round5/bale12.00
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.