Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2025-12-02

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Dec 2
● As filed10 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
244 ton sold · 294 ton at the prior sale (Nov 25) · 311 ton a year ago (Dec 3).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——70/ton8.80
Good
Large Round——105–125/ton48.00
Large Square 3x4——125/ton9.20

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——75/ton11.10
Good
Large Round——90–115/ton14.20
Small Square——5.40/bale102.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——50–85/ton149.30
Good
Large Round——85/ton3.10

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——39/bale11.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——42/bale16.00
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.