Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-05-20

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, May 20
● As filed13 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
270 ton sold · 290 ton at the prior sale (May 12) · 174 ton a year ago (May 14).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——80–85/ton19.20
Good
Large Round——85–95/ton37.00
Large Square 4x4——95/ton9.75
Good/Premium
Large Round——135–165/ton16.35

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——85/ton19.90

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——60/ton7.75

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——105/ton6.75
Fair
Large Round——70/ton8.75
Utility
Large Round——50–60/ton14.45

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——60–75/ton67.35
Utility
Large Round——25–60/ton40.05
Good
Large Round——85–90/ton22.35

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——20–25/bale19.00
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.