Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-04-01

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Apr 1
● As filed19 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
374 ton sold · 719 ton at the prior sale (Mar 25) · 309 ton a year ago (Apr 2).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——90/ton10.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——75/ton25.00
Supreme
Large Round——100–140/ton19.00
Premium
Large Round——80–85/ton13.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——55/ton8.00
Good
Large Round——60–65/ton31.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——60–65/ton58.00
Fair/Good
Small Square——2.10/bale114.00
Large Round——1.70–2.10/bale280.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——90–135/ton37.00
Premium
Large Round——80/ton30.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——70–75/ton102.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——18/bale10.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——80/ton12.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round——95/ton26.00
Good
Large Round——60/ton3.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——31/bale12.00
Small Square——2.80/bale76.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——16–21/bale103.00
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.