Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-02-18

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Feb 18
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
278 ton sold · 273 ton at the prior sale (Feb 11) · 410 ton a year ago (Feb 20).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round70/ton8.00
Premium
Large Round85/ton46.00
Good
Large Round60/ton12.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90–105/ton27.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round45/ton7.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round55/ton10.00
Good/Premium
Large Round75/ton10.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round60–65/ton35.00
Premium
Small Square4.30/bale68.00
Large Round80–85/ton54.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton35.00
Fair/Good
Large Round50–55/ton13.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square3.10/ton7.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round60/ton14.00
N/A
Round41/bale6.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round25/bale25.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round55/ton2.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round36/ton37.00
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.