Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-09-16

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Sep 16
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
309 ton sold · 343 ton at the prior sale (Sep 9) · 240 ton a year ago (Sep 17).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round45–60/ton48.80
Small Square3.50–3.80/bale238.00
Good
Large Round95–100/ton21.10
Small Square5.10/bale105.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round40–75/ton203.15
Small Square2.90/bale126.00
Small Square50/ton3.80
Good
Large Round80/ton2.70
Utility
Large Round30–40/ton29.40

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square3.80/bale104.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.50/bale125.00
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.