Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-12-16

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Dec 16
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
393 ton sold · 212 ton at the prior sale (Dec 9) · 381 ton a year ago (Dec 17).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round50–75/ton55.00
Small Square4.80/bale107.00
Good
Large Round105–110/ton44.00
Utility
Large Round40–45/ton36.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round45/ton5.00
Small Square3.30/bale100.00
Fair
Large Round70/ton11.00
Good
Large Round80–95/ton9.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round50–75/ton157.00
Good
Large Round80–120/ton64.00
Utility
Large Round30–40/ton12.00
Small Square3.70–3.90/bale206.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round25–47/bale39.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round25–41/bale26.00
Small Square4.70/bale108.00
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.