Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2024-11-26

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Nov 26
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
282 ton sold · 222 ton at the prior sale (Nov 19) · 280 ton a year ago (Nov 28).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——95–135/ton31.00
Good
Large Round——70–80/ton17.00
Small Square——3.60/bale122.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——110/ton8.00
Good
Large Round——70/ton13.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——90/ton4.00
Small Square——95/ton5.00
Fair
Large Round——40–50/ton101.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——55–60/ton26.00
Good
Large Round——50–75/ton51.00
Utility
Large Round——35/ton3.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——85/ton5.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——4.20/bale104.00
Large Square 3x4——85/ton4.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——45–50/ton14.00
N/A
Small Square——2.10/bale95.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——25.00–42.50/bale26.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——3.10/bale150.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——2.10–2.20/bale106.00
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.