Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-12-10

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Dec 10
● As filed24 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
461 ton sold · 311 ton at the prior sale (Dec 3) · 283 ton a year ago (Dec 12).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round80–95/ton37.00
Large Square 3x480/ton5.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round105–115/ton36.00
Large Square 3x4120/bale5.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton44.00
Small Square3.50–3.60/bale206.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round60–65/ton67.00
Small Square2/bale97.00
Small Square2.60/ton121.00
Premium
Large Round80–85/ton21.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton72.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round105/ton7.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round45/ton10.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round35/ton14.00
N/A
Round25/bale5.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square3.70/bale40.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Small Square4.10/bale102.00
Large Round95/ton16.00
Premium
Large Round90/ton3.00
Good/Premium
Large Round75/ton8.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round23/bale6.00
Small Square3.10/bale76.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round39/bale14.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round20–28/bale58.00
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.