Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2023-04-25

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Apr 25
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 42 ton at the prior sale (Apr 18) · 26 ton a year ago (Apr 26).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——185–195/ton63.50
Good
Large Round——210/ton22.00
Large Square 3x4——215/ton16.00
Small Square——6.20/bale110.00
Premium
Large Round——85/ton14.50
Utility
Large Round——150–180/ton69.50

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——140–155/ton137.00
Good
Small Square——5.20/bale100.00
Large Round——160–185/ton53.50
Utility
Large Round——110–135/ton21.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——85/ton4.50
N/A
Round——31/bale12.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——180–185/ton20.00
Utility
Large Round——110/ton3.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——28–32/bale47.00
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.