Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-01-21

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 21
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
368 ton sold · 397 ton at the prior sale (Jan 14) · 412 ton a year ago (Jan 23).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round115/ton11.00
Good/Premium
Large Round80/ton9.00
Fair/Good
Large Round70/ton7.00
Premium
Large Round90–95/ton17.00
Good
Large Round60–65/ton33.00
Small Square3.90/ton11.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round40–45/ton16.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round45/ton7.00
N/A
Round32.50/bale6.00
Small Square3.40–3.80/bale253.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round50–55/ton92.00
Fair/Good
Large Round60/ton17.00
Good
Large Round55–65/ton29.00
Small Square4/bale94.00
Utility
Large Round35/ton3.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round40–45/ton93.00
Good/Premium
Large Round75/ton13.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round45/ton7.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round115/ton3.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round25/bale14.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round45/bale11.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3/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.