Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-03-04

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Mar 4
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
412 ton sold · 401 ton at the prior sale (Feb 25) · 459 ton a year ago (Mar 5).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round105–125/ton13.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70/ton26.00
Premium
Large Round85–90/ton38.00
Fair
Large Round55.50–57.50/ton17.00
Good
Large Round60–65/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round40–45/ton21.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round50–60/ton134.00
Small Square4.75/bale80.00
Good
Large Round60–65/ton68.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70/ton32.00
Premium
Large Round80/ton9.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round90/ton9.00
Fair
Large Square 3x455/ton5.00
Good/Premium
Large Round77.50/ton5.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round95/ton12.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square3/bale104.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round10/bale25.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round30/bale10.00
Small Square5.75/bale76.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35/bale10.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round25.00–32.50/bale134.00

Bermuda

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round17.50/bale12.00
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.