Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2026-08-11

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Aug 11
● As filed13 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
287 ton sold · 282 ton at the prior sale (Aug 4) · 251 ton a year ago (Aug 12).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round80–120/ton13.00
Good
Large Round140–220/ton62.80
Large Square 3x4160/ton24.20

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round90/ton5.30
Small Square5/bale80.00
Good
Large Round220/ton3.70

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round105/ton4.60
N/A
Round51/bale14.00
Small Square3.90–5.10/bale343.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round120–145/ton35.10
Utility
Large Round65/ton5.10
Fair
Large Round70–125/ton133.20
Small Square3.50/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.