Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-08-20

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Aug 20
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
6 ton sold · 56 ton at the prior sale (Aug 13) · 6 ton a year ago (Aug 22).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round80–85/ton21.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round90/ton7.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round65–85/ton112.00
Small Square2.70/bale78.00
Small Square80–85/ton6.00
Good
Large Round85–115/ton35.00
Utility
Large Round40–65/ton52.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round25/ton10.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round42.50–46.00/bale27.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.10–3.40/bale522.00
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.