Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-05-29

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Wed, May 29
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 13 ton at the prior sale (May 14) · 8 ton a year ago (May 30).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——120/ton14.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——125–130/ton26.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——180/ton8.00
Utility
Large Round——90/ton15.00
Large Square 3x4——55/ton5.00
Good
Small Square——7.10–7.40/bale210.00
Large Round——155/ton8.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round——105/ton4.00
Fair
Large Round——115–120/ton11.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——125–140/ton52.00
Good
Large Round——140/ton9.00
Utility
Large Round——40–90/ton13.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——125/ton8.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——180/ton10.00
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.