Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-08-05

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Aug 5
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
258 ton sold · 210 ton at the prior sale (Jul 29) · 120 ton a year ago (Aug 6).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round60–70/ton37.25
Good
Large Round70–75/ton15.85
Large Square 3x485/ton9.45
Small Square2.50/bale112.00
Utility
Large Round50/ton5.60

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round70/ton7.40
Good
Large Round75–80/ton15.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round110/ton7.25
Utility
Large Round50–55/ton23.00
Fair
Large Round50–65/ton129.40

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round70–80/ton7.90

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35/bale11.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round35–40/bale38.00
Small Square3.50/bale165.00
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.