Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-07-30

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jul 30
● As filed13 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 37 ton at the prior sale (Jul 23) · 9 ton a year ago (Aug 1).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round95–100/ton15.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round85/ton17.00
Utility
Large Round55–60/ton16.00
Good
Large Square 3x4105/ton16.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round75–80/ton12.00
Utility
Large Round30–75/ton107.00
Fair
Small Square2.10/bale150.00
Good
Small Square3.50/bale114.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round80/ton3.00
Fair/Good
Large Round110/ton6.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round70/ton14.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round52.50/bale12.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.90–4.00/bale256.00
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.