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Moderate to strong demand for quality alfalfaIn Kansas, the hay trade slow to moderate. Demand is moderate to strong for dairy alfalfa, moderate for prairie hay, moderate to weak for grinding alfalfa, stock cow quality hay, alfalfa pellets, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Aug. 14. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted. Southwest: Dairy/grinding alfalfa steady. Movement slow to moderate. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $150 to mostly $200; supreme dairy, $145-$165; premium, $140-$150; good, $110-$140; fair/good stock cow, $85-$90. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $75-$85, mostly, $75. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, $100-$125. For the week ending Aug. 4, 11,839 tons of grinding alfalfa and 1,921 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Oat hay, in large squares, $85-$120, depending on quality. Straw in large squares, $40-$45, a little, $60. Good bermuda grass, in large squares, $125. South central: Dairy/grinding alfalfa and alfalfa pellets steady. Movement slow to moderate. Supreme dairy alfalfa, $140-$150; premium, $120-$140; good, stock cow, $100-$115. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $75-$80, Utility or wet, $70-$75. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots, $100-$120. For the week ending Aug. 4, 3,616 tons of grinding alfalfa and 1,025 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets, 15% protein, $133-$160; dehydrated, 17% protein, $185. Good straw, in large squares, $45-$50, low quality, $40. Southeast: Alfalfa, brome and prairie hay steady. Movement moderate to spots active. Horse and goat alfalfa, in medium squares, $160, horse, in small squares, $200. Premium dairy alfalfa, $125; good, stock cow, $100-$125. Good bluestem, in small squares, $90 to mostly, $100, in medium and large squares, $75-$100, mostly, $85-$90, in large rounds, $65-$80, mostly, $70. Good brome, in small squares, $90-$120, mostly, $100-$110, rain damaged, in small or medium squares, $90-$95, in medium and large squares, $85-$100, in large rounds, $70-$75. Northwest: Grinding alfalfa steady. Movement slow. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $180-$200, in medium squares, $150-$160; good dairy, $110-$120; good stock cow, $95-$115; fair, in large rounds, $80-$85. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $80, Utility, damaged, $70-$75; ground and delivered to feedlots and dairies, $120-$125. Good brome, in large squares, $95. Good oat hay, in large bales, $100; fair, $80-$85. North central/northeast: Dairy/grinding alfalfa, prairie hay and brome steady. Movement slow to moderate. Horse alfalfa, $125-$165; supreme dairy, $140-$150; premium, $130-$140. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $70-$80, ground on truck, $90-$105. Good bluestem grass hay, in small squares, $90-$100, in medium squares, $90, in large rounds, $60-$75. Premium brome, in small squares, $110-$130; good, in small squares, $90-$110, in medium squares, $90-$100, in large rounds, $75-$80; fair, in large rounds, $60-$75. Straw, in small squares, $2.50/bale or $3.50/bale delivered, in large squares, $50-$75/ton, CWF in large squares, $60. Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Dodge City, Kan. Date: 8/14/07
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