Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-02-13

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Feb 13
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 7 ton at the prior sale (Feb 6).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——150–165/ton28.50
Utility
Large Round——130–155/ton80.00
Large Square 3x4——80–145/ton10.50
Good
Large Round——180–185/ton34.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——135/ton5.00
Large Square 3x4——165/ton20.50
Good
Large Round——170–185/ton17.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——155–175/ton86.00
Premium
Large Round——185–190/ton27.50
Small Square——7.10/bale150.00
Utility
Small Square——95/ton2.00
Large Round——20–115/ton90.50
Fair
Large Round——115–145/ton166.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——30.00–52.50/bale23.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——19–25/bale41.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——3.50–4.00/bale300.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——3.10/bale30.00
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.