Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-05-27

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, May 27
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
239 ton sold · 270 ton at the prior sale (May 20) · 135 ton a year ago (May 24).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——70–85/ton28.10
Good
Large Round——90–95/ton14.95
Good/Premium
Large Round——100–140/ton27.30
Utility
Large Round——65/ton7.60

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——60–75/ton105.00
Good
Large Round——80–85/ton7.70
Good/Premium
Large Round——100–105/ton17.05
Utility
Large Round——35–60/ton15.45

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——70/ton6.60
Good
Large Round——80/ton9.25

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Small Square——5.20/bale124.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——21/bale8.00
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.