SF_GR314
Sioux Falls, SD   Wed July 02, 2008   USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction  -  Tuesday, July 01, 2008
    Pipestone, Minnesota

All prices dollars per ton, except straw, dollars per bale.

Receipts:  18 Loads   Week Ago:  25 Loads   Year Ago:  31 Loads
 
   One load Small Squares equals approximately 5 tons;
 Large Squares and Large Rounds range from 10-25 tons per load.

   All classes steady on a light test.
                    
   Alfalfa:  Large Rounds, 3 loads:  Premium 137.50, Good 110.00-
115.00. Large Squares, 3 loads: Supreme 177.50, Premium 130.00-
140.00.


   Mixed Alfalfa/Grass:  Large Rounds, 2 loads:  Good 100.00-
117.50.

   Grass:  Small Squares, 2 loads:  Good 117.50,  Fair 80.00.
Large Squares 1 load: Fair 82.50.  Large Rounds, 7 loads:
Premium 130.00, Good 95.00-105.00.

   Bedding:  Not tested.

   
Source:  USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD
         605-338-4061
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_GR314.txt

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