Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-02-04

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Feb 4
● As filed21 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
453 ton sold · 520 ton at the prior sale (Jan 28) · 550 ton a year ago (Jan 30).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——50/ton15.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——90–145/ton99.00
Large Square 3x4——95/ton11.00
Good
Large Round——65/ton18.00
Premium
Large Round——80–85/ton68.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair/Good
Large Round——55/ton20.00
Good
Large Round——55–65/ton43.00
Small Square——1.90/bale109.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4——105/ton10.00
Large Round——90/ton7.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——60–65/ton76.00
Premium
Large Round——70–80/ton63.00
Fair
Large Round——45/ton6.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——120/bale120.00
Large Round——90/ton9.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——35/ton8.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——30–31/bale25.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——42/bale6.00
Small Square——3.50/bale316.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——26/bale15.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Small Square——3.60/bale76.00
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.