Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-04-08

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Apr 8
● As filed22 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
641 ton sold · 374 ton at the prior sale (Apr 1) · 309 ton a year ago (Apr 2).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton79.00
Premium
Large Round80–85/ton57.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90–95/ton69.00
Fair/Good
Large Round40/ton8.00
Good
Large Round60–65/ton6.00
Small Square2.50–2.75/bale151.00
Supreme
Large Square 3x4115/ton25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round30/bale8.00
Large Round40/ton13.00
N/A
Small Square3/bale90.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90/ton23.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square2.75/bale95.00
Large Round60–65/ton97.00
Fair/Good
Small Square2/bale93.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round90–135/ton39.00
Premium
Large Round80–85/ton138.00
Good/Premium
Large Round70–75/ton80.00

Alfalfa/Oat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square3.75/bale126.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round85/ton7.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round37.50/bale8.00
Small Square3.00–3.75/bale107.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round17.50–27.50/bale75.00
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.