Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-03-11

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Mar 11
● As filed24 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
585 ton sold · 412 ton at the prior sale (Mar 4) · 566 ton a year ago (Mar 12).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round60–65/ton27.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton49.00
Small Square5.20/bale110.00
Premium
Large Round80–95/ton41.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round100–145/ton73.00
Fair/Good
Large Round50–55/ton13.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round40/ton7.00
Fair/Good
Small Square2.60/ton71.00
Large Round50–55/ton60.00
Premium/Supreme
Small Square100/ton3.00
Large Round95/ton4.00
Fair
Small Square2.60/bale79.00
Large Round40–55/ton62.00
Good/Premium
Large Round60–75/ton34.00
Premium
Large Round80/ton22.00
Good
Large Round50–65/ton69.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round10/bale6.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round60/ton9.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round150/ton9.00
Fair/Good
Large Round55/ton17.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round50/ton15.00
N/A
Small Square4/bale104.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round21–33/bale89.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square3.50/ton76.00
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.