Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-08-12

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Aug 12
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
251 ton sold · 258 ton at the prior sale (Aug 5) · 227 ton a year ago (Aug 13).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——50–60/ton22.70
Large Square 3x4——60/ton18.50
Good
Large Round——70–80/ton18.50

Alfalfa/Forage Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——70/ton8.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——60–70/ton46.20

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——50–65/ton99.35
Good
Large Round——70/ton12.60
Utility
Large Round——15–45/ton21.60

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——45/ton3.10
N/A
Round——24–26/bale26.00
Small Square——4.00–4.50/bale690.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——23–42/bale38.00
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.