Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-01-07

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 7
● As filed27 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
457 ton sold · 276 ton at the prior sale (Dec 31) · 230 ton a year ago (Jan 9).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round65/ton7.00
Premium
Large Round80–85/ton22.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70/ton8.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round95–125/ton39.00
Large Square 3x4145/ton9.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round110–115/ton24.00
Good/Premium
Large Round75/ton5.00
Fair/Good
Large Round55/ton9.00
Premium
Large Round80–85/ton27.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round40–45/ton14.00
Good
Large Round60/ton7.00
N/A
Round28/bale6.00
Small Square4.00–4.10/bale208.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square4.30/bale95.00
Large Round60–95/ton44.00
Premium/Supreme
Small Square4.30/bale95.00
Large Round100/ton7.00
Fair
Large Round40/ton6.00
Good
Large Round60–65/ton61.00
Fair/Good
Large Round50–55/ton49.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton106.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Small Square150/ton3.00
Premium
Large Round90/ton10.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round30/bale14.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round34–35/bale14.00
Small Square35/bale26.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.90/bale76.00
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.