Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-09-17

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Sep 17
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 21 ton at the prior sale (Sep 10) · 13 ton a year ago (Sep 19).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round80/ton6.50
Good
Large Round105/ton8.00
Utility
Large Round45–50/ton15.50
Premium
Small Square235/ton3.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round70/ton9.00
Good
Large Round100/ton10.50

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round60–75/ton125.00
Good
Large Round80–90/ton24.00
Utility
Large Round45–55/ton38.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round40/bale14.00
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.