Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2026-01-20

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 20
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
424 ton sold · 600 ton at the prior sale (Jan 13) · 368 ton a year ago (Jan 21).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round50–90/ton109.10
Small Square5/bale88.00
Good
Large Round90–100/ton54.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round65/ton7.80
Small Square4/bale102.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round50–90/ton211.00
Good
Large Round90–95/ton10.30
Utility
Large Round30–50/ton31.60

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round22–26/bale45.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.10/bale112.00
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.