Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2026-01-27

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Jan 27
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
309 ton sold · 424 ton at the prior sale (Jan 20) · 520 ton a year ago (Jan 28).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round60–80/ton90.20
Small Square3.90/bale109.00
Good
Large Round95–105/ton22.80
Small Square4.90–5.20/bale275.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round60–70/ton29.90
Small Square3.50/bale104.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round50–85/ton144.40
Small Square3.10/bale72.00
Good
Large Round95/ton6.20
Utility
Large Round45–50/ton15.90

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square5.40/bale104.00
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.