Hay prices in South Dakota
Covering South Dakota. Search any ZIP for true distances from you.
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Rapid City, SD · ~150 mi~150 miSmall square60 lbOrchardsquare · orchard grass small squares at a stated ~60 lb, 2026 South Dakota hay; sold individually or in 21-bale bundles that fit most full-size truckschecked Aug 31$19.00/balePriced high
Rapid City, SD · ~150 mi~150 miSmall square2-stringAlfalfaMixsquare · "Certified Weed-Free" mixed grass small squares, heavy 2-string bales the store gives as 60-65 lb, inspected and tagged weed-free for state and national park use; may carry a little alfalfa. 2026 Wyoming hay, in stock at the feed storechecked Aug 31$23.00/balePriced high
Rapid City, SD · ~150 mi~150 miSmall square2nd cutsquare · third-cutting small squares of 2025 eastern South Dakota hay, sold individually and made with no preservatives; the store gives the bales as 65-70 lb, a range rather than a stated weight, and marks this lot on sale, originally $21checked Aug 31$18.00/bale
Rapid City, SD · ~150 mi~150 miSmall square65 lbAlfalfaOrchardMix1st cutsquare · 50/50 alfalfa/orchard-grass mixed small squares at a stated ~65 lb, sold individually or in 21-bale bundles; 2026 western South Dakota hay, in stock at the feed storechecked Aug 31$22.00/balePriced high
Gettysburg, SD · ~66 mi~66 miRound1st cutround · 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)checked Aug 31$195/bale
Rapid City, SD · ~150 mi~150 miRound1,130 lbMix1st cutround · first-cutting mixed prairie grasses in 5 ft net-wrapped rounds at a stated ~1,130 lb, 2026 eastern South Dakota hay, which the store lists as limited supply. The lot the board previously carried was shown as arriving 7/29/26 at ~1,055 lb and central South Dakota hay; the store’s current sheet respecifies itchecked Aug 31$235/balePriced high
~128 mi~128 mi1,500 lbAlfalfaalfalfa bales at a stated 1,500 lb, net wrapped, not tested; 30 bales left, price is obo. Bale type not listed by the sellerchecked Aug 31$140/bale
Rapid City, SD · ~150 mi~150 miLarge square3×3×8Orchardlarge square · 4-string 3x3x8 orchard/prairie grass large squares at a stated ~800 lb, dry stored, green and clean; 2026 Kansas hay, in stock at the feed storechecked Aug 31$190/balePriced high
Willow Lake, SD · ~131 mi~131 miLarge square1,500 lbGrassMixlarge square · 80 big squares the seller calls mostly grass with some alfalfa mixed in, put up with no rain and kept in the shed, at a stated approximately 1,500 lbchecked Sep 7$150/balePriced high
~98 mi~98 miSmall squareGrasssquare · grass hay in square bales, stored insidechecked Sep 7$6.00/bale
~203 mi~203 miRoundGrassround · 2026 grass hay, roughly 100 big round bales, sickle mowed, V-raked and baled dry with no rain using an 855 New Holland; plastic twine. The seller gives the weight only as a range, "1200 to 1500 pound", so no weight is shownchecked Sep 7$80.00/bale
~149 mi~149 miSmall squareAlfalfasquare · 100 third-cutting alfalfa small squares baled 7-19-26, put up dry with no rain and stored inside on trailers. The seller gives the weight only as a range, "average 50-55lbs each", so no weight is shown; cashchecked Sep 7$10.00/bale
Rapid City, SD · ~150 mi~150 miSmall squaresquare · third-cutting small squares of 2026 eastern South Dakota hay, sold individually and made with no preservatives; the store gives the bales as 65-70 lb, a range rather than a stated weightchecked Aug 31$25.00/bale
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Winner, SD · ~51 mi~51 miSmall square2-stringAlfalfasquare · alfalfa, horse quality, 2-string small squares in 21-bale bundles; $150/ton, 400 tons available (prices by phone)checked Aug 31callDirectory ↗
Winner, SD · ~51 mi~51 miSmall square2-stringAlfalfaMixsquare · alfalfa & grass mix, 2-string small squares, horse quality; $130/ton, 250 tons available (prices by phone)checked Aug 31callDirectory ↗
Winner, SD · ~51 mi~51 miSmall square2-stringsquare · prairie grass hay, 2-string small squares; $110/ton, 72 tons available (prices by phone)checked Aug 31callDirectory ↗
Winner, SD · ~51 mi~51 miRoundround · 2-yr-old native grass prairie hay, 350 bales; $110/ton, put up dry no rain (prices by phone)checked Aug 31callDirectory ↗
Winner, SD · ~51 mi~51 miRoundround · 1-yr-old native grass prairie hay, 350 bales; $115/ton, put up right no rain (prices by phone)checked Aug 31callDirectory ↗
Winner, SD · ~51 mi~51 miRoundround · prairie hay, 100 bales, very good; $140/ton, put up very dry (prices by phone)checked Aug 31callDirectory ↗
Winner, SD · ~51 mi~51 miLarge square3×4×8AlfalfaDeliverslarge square · alfalfa 170 RFV, 3x4x8 bales, 839 available; priced $170/ton; delivery available (prices by phone)checked Aug 31callCall 605-208-0383
Winner, SD · ~51 mi~51 miLarge square3×4×8Deliverslarge square · grass hay, 3x4x8 bales, 109 available; priced $120/ton; delivery available (prices by phone)checked Aug 31callCall 605-208-0383
Winner, SD · ~51 mi~51 miRound5×6AlfalfaMixDeliversround · alfalfa-grass mix, 5x6 rounds, 20 available; $120/ton, delivery available (prices by phone)checked Aug 31callCall 605-208-0383
Vermillion, SD · ~187 mi~187 miLarge squareAlfalfaMixDeliversEarly-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)checked Aug 31callCall 605-660-2000
Newell, SD · ~165 mi~165 miLarge square3×4AlfalfaDeliversIrrigated 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)checked Aug 31callWebsite ↗
Huron, SD · ~100 mi~100 miSmall squareAlfalfaMixWeekly 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)checked Aug 31callCall 605-352-8759
Spearfish, SD · ~183 mi~183 miSmall squareAlfalfaOrchardTimothyMixAlfalfa, 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)checked Jun 17callDirectory ↗
Huron, SD · ~100 mi~100 miLarge square3×4AlfalfaDeliversNon-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)checked Aug 31callCall 605-352-7728
Wall, SD · ~102 mi~102 miSmall squareHay & 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)checked Jun 17callDirectory ↗
Canistota, SD · ~148 mi~148 miSmall squareAlfalfaDeliversLarge-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)checked Jun 17callCall 605-930-7792
Corsica, SD · ~100 mi~100 miLarge squareAlfalfaDeliversYear-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)checked Aug 31callCall 605-946-5002
Winner, SD · ~51 mi~51 miLarge square3×4×8Deliverslarge square · grass hay, 3x4x8 bales, 71 available (39 tons); priced $110/ton; delivery available (prices by phone)checked Aug 31callCall 605-208-0383
Aberdeen, SD · ~128 mi~128 miRound5×6AlfalfaFirst-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 phonechecked Aug 31callCall 605-396-7418
Fort Pierre, SD · ~21 mi~21 miRoundPrairie hay, net-wrapped round bales; same seller also lists hay at Aberdeen (sd-037)checked Aug 31callCall 605-280-0200
Aberdeen, SD · ~128 mi~128 miRoundPrairie hay, net-wrapped round bales; same seller also lists hay at Fort Pierre (sd-036)checked Aug 31callCall 605-280-0200
Price moves in South Dakota: 6 in the last 8 weeks
- T & M Ag Supply · Rapid City, SD$18 → $19Aug 30
- T & M Ag Supply · Rapid City, SD$21 → $18Aug 30
- T & M Ag Supply · Rapid City, SD$225 → $235Aug 30
- T & M Ag Supply · Rapid City, SD$20 → $22Aug 23
- T & M Ag Supply · Rapid City, SD$21 → $23Aug 9
- T & M Ag Supply · Rapid City, SD$19 → $18Aug 2
Same listing, different price between our checks; nothing else counts as a move.
What hay costs in South Dakota
BaleWise tracks 34 hay listings in South Dakota, 13 with listed prices, checked September 7, 2026. Every price is the seller’s own, per bale, next to the size of bale it buys. Nothing is converted, estimated, or averaged into a number the seller never quoted.
Across prices from 7 sellers the asking price runs $6.00 to $195 a bale. No single bale size has prices from 6 sellers behind it here yet, so that range mixes sizes. Use the Size filter on the board to compare like with like.
Verdicts on the board above compare a listing against other Plains listings of the same bale size, at least 6 of them, or we don’t rate it at all. It is the same yardstick the region board uses, so a listing carries the same verdict on either page.
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