Hay / Minnesota / Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction / 2026-10-27

Pipestone Hay and Straw Auction

Minnesota · Hay auction · Tue, Oct 27
● As filed8 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2246

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
137 ton sold · 152 ton at the prior sale (Oct 20) · 139 ton a year ago (Oct 28).

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——175/ton8.70

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——80/ton9.10
Good
Large Round——165/ton4.40

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——80–140/ton69.35
Small Square——5.60/bale109.00
Good
Large Round——145–175/ton39.10
Utility
Large Round——50/ton6.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——40–41/bale22.00
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.