Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-10-29

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Oct 29
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
177 ton sold · 126 ton at the prior sale (Oct 22) · 179 ton a year ago (Oct 31).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round85/ton22.00
Premium
Large Round100–110/ton21.00
Small Square5/bale51.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round115–120/ton15.00
Good/Premium
Large Round95/ton8.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round5/bale94.00
Premium
Large Round130/ton4.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round70–75/ton20.00
Fair/Good
Large Round55–65/ton31.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–85/ton29.00
Premium
Large Round80–100/ton22.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round155/ton5.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round70/ton12.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round11–34/bale42.00
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.