Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-12-17

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Dec 17
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
381 ton sold · 461 ton at the prior sale (Dec 10) · 280 ton a year ago (Dec 19).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round80–85/ton32.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90–115/ton38.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton43.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90–95/ton15.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton93.00
Good
Small Square2/bale97.00
Large Round60–65/ton98.00
Premium
Large Round85/ton4.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90–115/ton9.00
Fair
Large Round40–50/ton9.00
Fair/Good
Large Round50–55/ton22.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round68/bale6.00
Large Round35–40/ton15.00
N/A
Small Square3.10/bale102.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Small Square120/ton3.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round26–29/bale26.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round31–33/bale23.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square2.50/bale76.00
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.