Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-01-14

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 14
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
397 ton sold · 457 ton at the prior sale (Jan 7) · 220 ton a year ago (Jan 16).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round80–95/ton90.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round105–140/ton37.00
Good/Premium
Large Round75/ton9.00
Good
Large Round65/ton7.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round100–120/ton16.00
Good/Premium
Large Round60/ton5.00
Good
Large Round65/ton6.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round60–80/ton46.00
Large Square 4x460/ton4.00
Good
Small Square2.00–2.50/bale139.00
Large Round60–65/ton61.00
Premium
Large Round90/ton6.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round40/ton9.00
Fair/Good
Large Round50–55/ton74.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 4x4125/ton4.00
Small Square195/ton3.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round40–45/ton20.00
N/A
Round31/bale6.00
Small Square3.70/bale200.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round31/bale14.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35–37/bale23.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.80/bale76.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.40/bale89.00
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.