Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-08-13

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Aug 13
● As filed13 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 25 ton at the prior sale (Aug 6) · 20 ton a year ago (Aug 15).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round70–80/ton26.00
Good
Large Round100/ton6.00
Small Square5/bale113.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round100/ton7.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round60–80/ton80.00
Premium
Large Round170/ton6.00
Utility
Large Round40–65/ton64.00
Good
Large Round85–100/ton21.00
Good/Premium
Large Round140/ton6.00
Small Square130–135/ton7.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round65/ton4.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round25–30/bale26.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.50–4.10/bale655.00
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.