Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-03-18

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Mar 18
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
739 ton sold · 585 ton at the prior sale (Mar 11) · 351 ton a year ago (Mar 19).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round50–55/ton12.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90–145/ton57.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton78.00
Good
Large Round60/ton16.00
Small Square4.30/ton110.00
Premium
Large Round80–85/ton38.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round50–65/ton25.00
Good/Premium
Large Round65/ton9.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility/Fair
Large Round30/ton3.00
Fair/Good
Small Square3.50/ton110.00
Small Square2.10/bale84.00
Large Round50–55/ton104.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton50.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round120/ton3.00
Good
Large Round60–65/ton101.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round70/ton11.00
Fair/Good
Large Round65/ton7.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round105/ton5.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round20/bale12.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round38/bale12.00
Small Square3.20/bale76.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round23–30/bale81.00
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.