Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-05-07

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, May 7
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 15 ton at the prior sale (May 1) · 8 ton a year ago (May 9).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——120/ton8.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——130–140/ton42.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——170–180/ton21.00
Large Square 3x4——180/ton8.00
Good
Large Round——145–170/ton65.00
Small Square——5.10/bale109.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round——100–125/ton81.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——130–140/ton62.00
Good
Large Round——150–160/ton8.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——180/ton20.00
Utility
Large Round——70–85/ton14.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——130/ton5.00

Forage Mix-Two Way

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——170/ton23.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——13–14/ton25.00
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.