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Sioux Falls, SD   Wed Feb 03, 2010   USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction  -  Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010
    Pipestone, Minnesota

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

Receipts:  65 Loads   Week Ago:  66 Loads   Year Ago: 108 Loads
 
   One load Small Squares equals approximately 5 tons;
 Large Squares and Large Rounds range from 10-25 tons per load.

   All classes sold mostly steady.  
                    
   Alfalfa:  Premium Small Squares, 2 loads 100.00-117.50.  
Premium Large Squares, 3 loads 102.50-112.50; Good Large Squares, 
1 load 90.00.  Premium Large Rounds, 1 loads 102.50; Good Large 
Rounds, 7 loads 80.00-95.00; Fair Large Rounds, 4 loads 62.50-
75.00.  

   Mixed Alfalfa/Grass:  Premium Large Rounds, 1 load 127.50;
Good Large Rounds, 3 loads 92.50-102.50; Fair Large Rounds,
1 load 75.00.

   Grass:  Premium Small Squares, 2 loads 110.00-115.00; Good
Small Squares, 2 loads 87.50-97.50.  Premium Large Rounds, 
1 load 100.00; Good Large Rounds, 8 loads 82.50-95.00; Fair
Large Rounds, 14 loads 60.00-72.50; Utility Large Rounds, 1 load
50.00.

   Bedding:  Small Squares, 7 loads 2.90-3.40 per bale.  Large
Squares, 1 load 15.00 per bale.  Large Rounds, 3 loads 30.00-
33.00 per bale.

   Cornstalks:  Large Rounds, 3 loads 21.00-27.00 per bale.

Source:  USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD
         605-338-4061  24 Hour Price Info:  605-336-7765
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_GR314.txt

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