Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Revenues	$ 44,121,305	$ 38,861,794
Cost of Goods Sold	43,201,086	38,597,224
Gross Profit	920,219	264,570
Operating Expenses	1,015,586	850,607
Operating Income (Loss)	(95,367)	(586,037)
Other Income (Expense)
Interest income	16,419	3,940
Interest expense	(774,750)	(659,923)
Other income	24,959	10,818
Total other expense, net	(733,372)	(645,165)
Net Income (Loss)	(828,739)	(1,231,202)
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(91,815)	(81,611)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC	$ (920,554)	$ (1,312,813)
Weighted Average Units Outstanding - Basic and Diluted (in shares)	38,622,107	38,176,379
Net Income (Loss) Per Unit - Basic and Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.04)