Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-08-29

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Thu, Aug 29
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 21 ton at the prior sale (Aug 20) · 21 ton a year ago (Aug 29).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——65–75/ton96.00
Small Square——2.10/bale118.00
Small Square——2.60/ton115.00
Good
Large Round——80/ton7.00
Small Square——5.10/bale147.00
Large Square 3x4——105/ton16.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——65/ton10.00
N/A
Small Square——3.70/bale140.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——20–50/ton22.00
Fair
Large Round——50–75/ton131.00
Small Square——60/ton3.00
Premium
Small Square——130/ton3.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——60/ton3.00
Small Square——70/ton2.00
Good
Large Round——85/ton21.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square——2.10/ton125.00
Large Round——65–70/ton22.00
Good
Large Round——52.50/bale14.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——45/bale8.00
Large Round——90/ton7.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——35–46/bale38.00
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.