Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-11-05

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Nov 5
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
238 ton sold · 177 ton at the prior sale (Oct 29) · 185 ton a year ago (Nov 7).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round20/ton2.00
Good/Premium
Large Round90–95/ton20.00
Premium
Large Round95–100/ton52.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round55/ton9.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round130/ton8.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round70–80/ton38.00
Good
Large Round60–75/ton31.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round105–135/ton21.00
Good/Premium
Large Round60–65/ton47.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round55/ton8.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square5/bale100.00
Small Square130/ton2.00

Bermuda

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round60/ton11.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round27/bale15.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3/ton50.00
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.