Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-12-31

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Dec 31
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
276 ton sold · 381 ton at the prior sale (Dec 17) · 282 ton a year ago (Jan 2).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——85/ton9.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——90–105/ton26.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——60–75/ton19.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——90–100/ton19.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——50/ton11.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——75/ton5.00
Premium/Supreme
Small Square——120/ton3.00
Premium
Large Round——85/ton16.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——50–55/ton40.00
Good
Large Round——60–65/ton86.00
Fair
Large Round——45/ton15.00
Premium
Large Round——80–85/ton10.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——90/ton3.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——70/ton14.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——55/bale7.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——50/bale13.00
N/A
Round——32.50/bale5.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——28/bale14.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——18–37/bale27.00
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.