Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-08-06

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Aug 6
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 ton sold · 34 ton at the prior sale (Jul 30) · 15 ton a year ago (Aug 8).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——90–95/ton20.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——100/ton15.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——65–80/ton38.00
Good
Large Round——95–145/ton14.00
Small Square——3.70/bale112.00
Utility
Large Round——55–60/ton19.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——105/ton6.00
Utility
Large Round——40/ton8.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——42.50/bale15.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——2.90–3.10/bale356.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——3.30–3.70/bale271.00
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.