Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-03-25

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Mar 25
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
719 ton sold · 739 ton at the prior sale (Mar 18) · 351 ton a year ago (Mar 19).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round80–85/ton50.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90–130/ton93.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–85/ton24.00
Fair/Good
Large Round50/ton3.00
Good
Large Round65/ton8.00
Small Square2.50–3.00/bale190.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round80–85/ton32.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90–125/ton43.00
Fair/Good
Large Round50–55/ton23.00
Good
Large Round50–65/ton153.00
Good/Premium
Small Square4.10/bale110.00
Large Round60–75/ton96.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square4.40/ton100.00
Large Round75/ton18.00
Premium
Large Round85/ton14.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90/ton20.00
Fair/Good
Large Round50/ton19.00
Good
Large Round65/ton18.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round65/ton5.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round3.80/bale112.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round42/bale12.00
Small Square3/bale76.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round12–28/bale85.00
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.