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Weather allows for baling
In Kansas, the hay trade is slow to moderate. Demand moderate to strong for dairy alfalfa and prairie hay, moderate to weak for grinding alfalfa, stock cow quality hay, alfalfa pellets. The prairie hay producers have finally received a break in the weather to cut and bale hay. The quality is good to excellent and yields mostly good to excellent, movement has been moderate to active. The rest of the state has had mostly good haying weather with a few spotty showers. North central through northwest Kansas producers need rain, the crops and pastures are dry, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, July 17. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted. Southwest: Dairy/grinding alfalfa steady. Movement slow to moderate. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $160 to mostly $200; supreme dairy, $145-$165, a little traded at $170 (RFV/RFQ 185-200); premium, $140-$150 (RFV/RFQ 170-185); good, $120-$135 (RFV/RFQ 150-170). Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $90-$100, an instance, $85. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, $115-$125. For the week ending July 7, 10,630 tons of grinding alfalfa and 1,225 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Oat hay, in large squares, $85-$120, depending on quality. Straw in large squares, $40-$45 an instance of, $60. South central: Dairy/grinding alfalfa and alfalfa pellets steady. Movement slow to moderate. Supreme dairy alfalfa, $140-$150; premium, $110-$130; good, stock cow, $100-$120. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $85-$100, mostly, $90, Utility or wet, $75-$80. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots, $110-$120. For the week ending July 7, 3,225 tons of grinding alfalfa and 1,410 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets, 15% protein, $138-$160; dehydrated, 17%, $190. Southeast: Alfalfa, brome and prairie hay steady. Movement moderate to active. Horse and goat alfalfa, in medium squares, $160, horse, in small squares, $200. Premium dairy alfalfa, $125; good, stock cow, $125. Good bluestem, new crop, in small squares, $90 to mostly, $100, in medium and large squares, $80-$100, mostly, $90, in large rounds, $65-$80, mostly, $75. Good brome, in small squares, $90-$120, mostly, $100-$110, rain damaged, in small or medium squares, $90-$95, good, in medium and large squares, $90-$100, good, in large rounds, $70-$75. Good oat hay, in 3x4x8 bales, $125. Northwest: Grinding alfalfa steady. Movement slow. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $180-$200, in medium squares, $150-$160; good dairy, in large rounds, $90, dry cow, in large squares, $120; good stock cow, $95-$115. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $80-$90, Utility, damaged, $70-$75; ground and delivered to feedlots and dairies, $120-$130. Hailed wheat, $50. Good brome, in large bales, $95. North central/northeast: Dairy/grinding alfalfa, prairie hay and brome steady. Movement slow to moderate. Horse alfalfa, $125-$165; premium dairy, $130-$140. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $75-$90, ground on truck, $100-$110. Good bluestem grass hay, in small squares, $90-$100, in medium squares, $90-$100, in large rounds, $70-$80. Premium brome, in small squares, $110-$125, in large squares, $100; good, in small squares, $90-$110, in medium squares, $90-$100, in large rounds, $75-$85; fair, in large rounds, $60-$75. Straw, in small squares, $2.50/bale or $3/bale delivered, in medium and large squares, $50-$65/ton. CWF grass mulch, supply tight, in large bales, $90/ton delivered. Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Dodge City, Kan. Date: 7/17/07
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