Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-11-12

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Nov 12
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
386 ton sold · 238 ton at the prior sale (Nov 5) · 303 ton a year ago (Nov 14).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round90/ton15.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round110–120/ton49.00
Good/Premium
Large Round80–85/ton44.00
Good
Large Round75/ton19.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round90/ton18.00
Good
Large Round40/ton34.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round110–120/ton15.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round75–90/ton21.00
Fair/Good
Large Round35–55/ton21.00
Good
Small Square3.10/bale174.00
Large Round50–70/ton66.00
Good/Premium
Small Square3.10/bale147.00
Large Round70–75/ton27.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round80–105/ton42.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round55/ton8.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square4.10/bale100.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round60/ton7.00
N/A
Small Square4/bale95.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round15–31/bale26.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.30/bale74.00
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.