🌽 MIDWEST AUCTION PRICES
What hay actually sold for at auction this week:
Pipestone, MN
• Alfalfa Good — Large Round: $105/ton
• Alfalfa Fair — Large Round: $50–$95/ton (avg $72)
• Alfalfa/Grass Mix Good — Large Round: $110/ton
• Grass Fair — Large Round: $55–$90/ton (avg $68)
Rock Valley, IA
• Alfalfa Good/Premium — Large Round: $140/ton
• Alfalfa Fair/Good — Large Round: $120–$125/ton
• Alfalfa Utility/Fair — Large Round: $108/ton
HPL Auction, IA
• Alfalfa Fair/Good — Large Round: $95–$102/ton (avg $102)
South Dakota (state-wide)
• Alfalfa Supreme — $275/ton
• Alfalfa Premium — $170/ton
• Alfalfa Good — $120/ton
• Alfalfa Fair — $100–$110/ton
📊 ALFALFA GOOD — LARGE ROUND BENCHMARK
Use this to know if your region is cheap or expensive:
Madison County, IL — $28/ton
Iowa (state avg) — $55/ton
Oklahoma NW — $60/ton
Arthur, IL — $65/ton
Nebraska Central — $74/ton
Nebraska East — $80/ton
Nebraska Platte Valley — $85/ton
Kansas — $88/ton
HPL Auction, IA — $102/ton
Kansas NW — $104/ton
Pipestone, MN — $108/ton
Dakota, SD — $118/ton
Rock Valley, IA — $128/ton
South Dakota — $130/ton
Kansas SW — $135/ton
Kansas SE — $160/ton
Missouri — $162/ton
Oklahoma NE — $205/ton
Shipshewana, IN — $228/ton
Topeka, IN — $229/ton
🗺️ NATIONAL SNAPSHOT
Where hay is trading highest this week:
Wolgemuth, PA — Grass Premium — $405/ton
Wolgemuth, PA — Alfalfa/Grass Mix Premium — $400/ton
Wolgemuth, PA — Alfalfa/Grass Mix Premium — $370/ton
Topeka, IN — Alfalfa/Grass Mix Premium — $350/ton
Shipshewana, IN — Mixed Grass Good — $232/ton
Pennsylvania is consistently the most expensive hay market in the country. Dense horse population, limited local production, buyers who pay for quality.
💡 THE TAKEAWAY
The Midwest is a buyer's market right now — $105–$130/ton for good alfalfa is solid and supply at auction looks adequate heading into March. No shortage panic, no fire-sale. Full breakdown at haywireag.com
Two things worth watching into spring:
SD Supreme at $275/ton — quality premiums are real. Top-quality is 2.5x Good in the same state. If you're feeding performance animals, don't cheap out.
The Indiana/PA premium — Shipshewana and Topeka are $100–$120/ton above Midwest for comparable quality. Within trucking distance of the Great Lakes? Worth a broker conversation.
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