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Strong demand for high quality hay
In Kansas, the hay trade is moderate to active. Demand strong for dairy alfalfa and stock cow quality hay, moderate for grinding alfalfa, alfalfa pellets and prairie hay, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Nov. 6. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted. Southwest: Dairy/grinding alfalfa steady. Movement moderate to active. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $150-$200, mostly, $180-$200, clippings, $215, 3x4x8 squares, $125-$130; supreme dairy, $150-$170; premium, $140-$150; good, $120-$140; stock cow, fair/good, $100-$115; Utility/fair, $90-$105. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $80-$85. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, $95-$120, mostly, $100-$105. For the week ending Oct. 27, 12,253 tons of grinding alfalfa and 2,400 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Good sudan or cane, in large squares or rounds, $70. South central: Dairy/grinding alfalfa and alfalfa pellets steady. Movement moderate to active. Horse alfalfa, in medium squares, $175; supreme dairy, $145-$165; premium, $120-$145; good, stock cow, $100-$120, grassy, $85-$100. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $70-$75, $80 delivered, Utility, $55-$65. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots, $100-$120. For the week ending Oct. 27, 4,071 tons of grinding alfalfa and 1,588 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets, 15% protein, $140-$160; 17% protein, $150-$165; dehydrated, 17% protein, $195. Straw, good, in large squares, $45-$50. Sudan, in large squares, $55, in large rounds, $45. Milo stalks, in large squares, $55. Southeast: Alfalfa, brome and prairie hay steady. Movement moderate. Horse and goat alfalfa, in small or medium squares, $155-$160, clippings in medium squares, $180. Premium dairy alfalfa, $125; good, stock cow, $100-$125. Good bluestem, in small squares, $90 to mostly, $100, in medium and large squares, $75-$90, a little, $100, in large rounds, soft, $50-$60. Good brome, in small squares, $90-$120, mostly, $100-$110, in medium and large square, $85-$100, in large rounds, $55-$70. Sudan, in medium squares, $90. Northwest: Dairy/grinding alfalfa steady. Movement moderate. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $180-$200, in medium squares, $160-$175; supreme dairy, $140-$150; premium, $125-$135; good, $110-$125; good stock cow, $95-$115; fair, in large rounds, $80-$85. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $75-$80, an instance, $85; ground and delivered to feedlots and dairies, $110-$125. Sudan-cane, good, in large squares, $65-$70, in large rounds, $55-$65, BMR, in large rounds, $70. Cornstalks, in large squares, $50. Milo stalks, in large squares, $50-$60. North central/northeast: Dairy/grinding alfalfa, prairie hay and brome steady. Movement slow to moderate. Horse alfalfa, $125-$180; supreme dairy, $140-$155; premium, $130-$140; good, $95-$135. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $65-$75, ground on truck, $90-$100. Good bluestem grass, in small squares, $90-$100, in medium squares, $75-$90, in large rounds, $50-$60. Premium brome, in small squares, $4.50/bale or $110-$130/ton; good, in small squares, $90-$110, in medium squares, $80-$100, in large rounds, $60-$70; fair, in large rounds, $50-$60. Straw, in small squares, $2.50-$3/bale, in large squares, $45-$65/ton. Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Dodge City, Kan. Date: 11/6/07
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