Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2026-01-13

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 13
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
600 ton sold · 337 ton at the prior sale (Dec 30) · 397 ton a year ago (Jan 14).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round50–90/ton170.80
Small Square4.10/bale110.00
Good
Large Round95–110/ton61.60
Utility
Large Round50/ton33.10

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round20/ton9.70
Fair
Large Round50–85/ton28.60
Small Square4.20/bale100.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round95–105/ton19.60
Utility
Large Round40–45/ton25.60
Fair
Large Round45–95/ton227.30
Large Square 3x480/ton23.50

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round40/bale15.00
Small Square4.10–5.90/bale208.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round25–36/bale69.00
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.