Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-12-30

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Dec 30
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
337 ton sold · 393 ton at the prior sale (Dec 16) · 276 ton a year ago (Dec 31).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round50–80/ton57.60
Good
Large Round90–105/ton20.00
Small Square5.10/bale130.00
Utility
Large Round30/ton10.60

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round95–105/ton14.40
Utility
Large Round40/ton12.60
Fair
Large Round60–75/ton28.80
Small Square4.70/bale108.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round85–90/ton12.40
Utility
Large Round40–45/ton29.10
Fair
Large Round45–75/ton151.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round19–41/bale50.00
Small Square5/bale108.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round26–39/bale52.00
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.