Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-05-12

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Mon, May 12
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
290 ton sold · 341 ton at the prior sale (Apr 29) · 357 ton a year ago (May 7).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round65–75/ton16.20
Good
Large Round80–95/ton55.65
Good/Premium
Large Square 4x4135/ton9.70

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round50–80/ton69.70
Good
Large Round80–100/ton109.80
Small Square4.10/bale200.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round65/ton3.90
Good
Large Round85/ton7.20
Good/Premium
Large Round120/ton9.00
Large Square 4x4105/ton8.60

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square5.40/bale124.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round18/bale8.00
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.