Nathan Drewitz, Extension Educator-Crops, Stearns, Benton, and Morrison Counties
Keeping up with current local hay prices is important for livestock producers and growers. The Mid-American Hay Auction in Sauk Centre, Minnesota provides an excellent opportunity to get a glimpse of what current hay prices are for the region. That hay auction information is organized, summarized, and listed below.
March 4th, 2021
March 18th, 2021
Click the links below to view the summaries of the auction's history.
Graphs of Alfalfa Lots 2015-2021
History of Selected Lots 2012-2021
For more hay auction information:
UWEX Hay Market Report
USDA Hay Market Report
Both links provide hay market reports from around the country.
The Mid-American Hay Auction is on the 1st and 3rd Thursday, September through May.
The Minnesota Alfalfa Harvest Alert program is continuing in the 2021 growing season. Watch for those updates starting in late April and going until the first cutting. You can get the most recent information through email by signing up at z.umn.edu/tricountysignup and looking for the "Hay Auction and Scissor Cut/Alfalfa Harvest Alert Information" box.
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