BaleWiseSouth Dakota hay market
What hay costs in South Dakota
BaleWise tracks 27 hay sellers in South Dakota — 6 with listed prices, verified July 27, 2026. Every price is normalized to true cost per US ton (2,000 lb) so a heavy bale and a light bale compare honestly.
Small square bales run $513–633 per US ton across 5 priced listings, with a midpoint of $560/ton. Sticker prices run $19.00–$21.00 per bale — bale weight is what moves the true cost. Round bales: one priced listing at $252/ton.
Fair-price verdicts below are judged against the Plains market midpoint — the same yardstick the live board uses. For distances from you, ZIP search, and price alerts, head to the full board.
Every listing
South Dakota hay listings
All 27 sellers we track in South Dakota, cheapest true cost per ton first; call-for-price sellers at the bottom. Prices are farm-gate unless the details say otherwise.
| Seller | Town | Bale | Price | True cost | Verdict | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dwlemlerround · horse hay — mostly crested wheat, brome and bluegrass, 1,500-1,600 lb bales, one load available; no weeds, no chemicals, no fertilizer, not raked; cash preferred (bale shape not stated in the ad — same seller’s other lot is net-wrapped rounds) | Gettysburg, SD | Round | $195/bale | ≈ $252/ton | — | checked Jul 27 |
| T & M Ag Supplysquare · alfalfa small squares, 1st cutting, 75-80 lb; in stock at the feed store | Rapid City, SD | Small square | $20.00/bale | ≈ $513/ton | High per ton | checked Jul 27 |
| T & M Ag Supplysquare · alfalfa small squares, 3rd cutting, 75-80 lb, 2025 South Dakota East River hay; in stock | Rapid City, SD | Small square | $21.00/bale | ≈ $538/ton | High per ton | checked Jul 27 |
| T & M Ag Supplysquare · certified weed-free mixed grass small squares, 75+ lb, 2025 local hay; in stock | Rapid City, SD | Small square | $21.00/bale | ≈ $560/ton | High per ton | checked Jul 27 |
| T & M Ag Supplysquare · 50/50 alfalfa-grass mixed small squares, ~65 lb; in stock at the feed store | Rapid City, SD | Small square | $20.00/bale | ≈ $615/ton | High per ton | checked Jul 27 |
| T & M Ag Supplysquare · orchard grass small squares, ~60 lb, 2025 South Dakota hay; in stock at the feed store | Rapid City, SD | Small square | $19.00/bale | ≈ $633/ton | High per ton | checked Jul 27 |
| Chuck Noblesquare · alfalfa, horse quality, 2-string small squares in 21-bale bundles; $150/ton, 400 tons available (prices by phone) | Winner, SD | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 27 |
| Chuck Noblesquare · alfalfa & grass mix, 2-string small squares, horse quality; $130/ton, 250 tons available (prices by phone) | Winner, SD | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 27 |
| Chuck Noblesquare · prairie grass hay, 2-string small squares; $110/ton, 72 tons available (prices by phone) | Winner, SD | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 27 |
| Neil Ewinground · 2-yr-old native grass prairie hay, 350 bales; $110/ton, put up dry no rain (prices by phone) | Winner, SD | Round | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 27 |
| Neil Ewinground · 1-yr-old native grass prairie hay, 350 bales; $115/ton, put up right no rain (prices by phone) | Winner, SD | Round | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 27 |
| Neil Ewinground · prairie hay, 100 bales, very good; $140/ton, put up very dry (prices by phone) | Winner, SD | Round | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 27 |
| Burnham Bros (HAY4SALE.com)large square · alfalfa 170 RFV, 3x4x8 bales, 839 available; priced $170/ton; delivery available (prices by phone) | Winner, SD | Large square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 20 |
| Burnham Bros (HAY4SALE.com)large square · grass hay, 3x4x8 bales, 109 available; priced $120/ton; delivery available (prices by phone) | Winner, SD | Large square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 20 |
| Burnham Bros (HAY4SALE.com)round · alfalfa-grass mix, 5x6 rounds, 20 available; $120/ton, delivery available (prices by phone) | Winner, SD | Round | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 20 |
| Freeburg Hay LLCEarly-cut, high-quality alfalfa and mixed-grass large square bales off 2,500-3,000 acres in the Missouri River Valley; uniform loads, on-site scale; commercial cow & horse quality (prices by phone) | Vermillion, SD | Large square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 6 |
| Lakeview RanchIrrigated alfalfa (WL325 / MP1000 / Multi-Leaf), 1st/2nd/3rd cutting, RFV 177-200+ and ~21.9% protein; baled in 3x4 large squares (rounds by request); dairy, horse & cattle quality (prices by phone) | Newell, SD | Large square | call for price | — | call | checked Jun 17 |
| Magness Hay Auction (Magness Livestock Market)Weekly Thursday 10AM hay auction (105 Custer Ave SE); alfalfa (multiple cuttings), grass, prairie/native, millet, mixed and straw; sold by the ton on certified scale; recent sales roughly $60-160/ton (prices by phone) | Huron, SD | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 6 |
| McGuigan Inc. HayAlfalfa, orchardgrass and timothy mix made into small square bales, sold in Bale Baron bundles of 21; horse & hobby-farm quality; transitioning more fields to grass hay for local demand (prices by phone) | Spearfish, SD | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jun 17 |
| Brosnan FarmsNon-irrigated, fine-stemmed dairy-quality alfalfa off ~2,500 acres in the James River Valley (Sanborn County); 3x4 mid-size large squares; delivers full semi loads, typically within a week; nearly 50 years in the hay business (prices by phone) | Huron, SD | Large square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 6 |
| SD Hay Co.Hay & forage from the Wall / western SD area; small squares, big rounds and straw; cattle & horse quality (call for current inventory and price) (prices by phone) | Wall, SD | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jun 17 |
| TM Hay Co.Large-square alfalfa plus rounds; quality-tested hay sold by the ton (~$150-225/ton); hay dealer/broker connecting growers and buyers across SD, MN, IA, NE & WI since 2016 (prices by phone) | Canistota, SD | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jun 17 |
| Dakota Hay AuctionYear-round hay auction (Mondays 1pm) selling all classes of hay - alfalfa, grass and rounds/large squares; in-house trucking available; operating since 2010 (prices by phone) | Corsica, SD | Large square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 6 |
| Burnham Bros (HAY4SALE.com)large square · grass hay, 3x4x8 bales, 71 available (39 tons); priced $110/ton; delivery available (prices by phone) | Winner, SD | Large square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 20 |
| Kyle SueltzFirst-cutting alfalfa, 360 net-wrapped 5x6 round bales, 156 RFV / 19 protein, no rain; sheet prints the price as “$170” with no unit stated, so confirm by phone | Aberdeen, SD | Round | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 27 |
| Gary GrittnerPrairie hay, net-wrapped round bales; same seller also lists hay at Aberdeen (sd-037) | Fort Pierre, SD | Round | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 27 |
| Gary GrittnerPrairie hay, net-wrapped round bales; same seller also lists hay at Fort Pierre (sd-036) | Aberdeen, SD | Round | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 27 |
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