What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Oat Seeds
Grind them to oats in the mill, or plant to grow more seeds.
The Windmill turns it into Oats. Plant it with the Cultivator: it grows into Oat Seeds.
Stacks to 100Weight 0.1Full Oat Seeds page →
Turn it into something else
Plant it
With the Cultivator, on cultivated ground.
Last resort: the Obliterator
Obliteratorturns any 10 items (stacks counted one by one) into 1 
Coal; the rest is lost.
Incinerator.Incinerate in the game code.
Where to get more Oat Seeds
- Picked fromOat Seeds
- Found inBarrelDeep North
- Grown fromOat StrawMeadowsBlack ForestPlains
Questions
›What is Oat Seeds used for in Valheim?
The Windmill turns it into Oats. Plant it with the Cultivator: it grows into Oat Seeds.
›Can you sell Oat Seeds in Valheim?
No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Oat Seeds has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.
›Can Oat Seeds go through a portal?
Yes, Oat Seeds can be carried through a portal.
›Where do you get Oat Seeds?
Oat Seeds, Barrel, Oat Straw. Every source is on the Oat Seeds page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab OatSeeds.