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 Round——105–125/ton13.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——70/ton26.00
Premium
Large Round——85–90/ton38.00
Fair
Large Round——55.50–57.50/ton17.00
Good
Large Round——60–65/ton23.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round——40–45/ton21.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——50–60/ton134.00
Small Square——4.75/bale80.00
Good
Large Round——60–65/ton68.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——70/ton32.00
Premium
Large Round——80/ton9.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——90/ton9.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4——55/ton5.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——77.50/ton5.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——95/ton12.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——3/bale104.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——10/bale25.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——30/bale10.00
Small Square——5.75/bale76.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——35/bale10.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——25.00–32.50/bale134.00

Bermuda

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——17.50/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.