Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2026-08-18

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Aug 18
● As filed11 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
301 ton sold · 287 ton at the prior sale (Aug 11) · 197 ton a year ago (Aug 19).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round120–130/ton23.00
Good
Large Round140–190/ton80.50
Small Square5.50/bale84.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round115–130/ton19.30
Good
Large Round185/ton7.80
Utility
Large Round60/ton14.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round75–145/ton123.40
Small Square4.50/bale122.00
Good
Large Round140–195/ton33.30

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round63–64/bale28.00
Small Square3.50–3.80/bale317.00
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.