SF_GR314
Sioux Falls, SD   Wed Jul 08, 2009   USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction  -  Tuesday, Jul 07, 2009
    Pipestone, Minnesota

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

Receipts:  24 Loads   Week Ago:  25 Loads   Year Ago:  27 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:  Large Squares, 1 load:  Good 72.50.  Large 
Rounds, 6 loads:  Premium 100.00, Good 65.00-75.00, Fair
52.50-60.00.
   Mixed Alfalfa/Grass:  Large Rounds, 5 loads:  Premium
90.00-97.50, Good 65.00-77.50.  

   Grass:  Small Squares, 3 loads:  Good 72.50-80.00, Fair
57.50.  Large Rounds, 9 loads:  Good 70.00-72.50, Fair
52.50-62.50.

   Bedding:  None offered.  

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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