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Demand remains good in most areas, others mixed
In Nebraska and the East River area of South Dakota, hay sales are fully steady to $5 higher. Demand very good and trading moderate to active. Harvesting of third cutting alfalfa is being finished up with lower production amount but quality is very good. Pellet sales were fully steady with light to moderate demand and trade activity, according to the USDA-Market News Service, Sept. 7. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted. Northeast: Premium alfalfa, in large squares, $125-$145; ground and delivered, $115-$120. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17% protein, $185-$195. Platte Valley: Supreme alfalfa, in large squares, $140-$170; premium, $125-$145; good, $85-$115, in rounds, $70-$100; grass, $80-$85; ground and delivered to feedlots, $125. Straw, in large squares, $55-$60. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17% protein, $180. East River area of South Dakota: Supreme alfalfa, in large squares, $165; premium, $140-$150; good, $100-$130, some, $135. Grinding quality, $75-$85. Premium, in large rounds, $115-$125; good, $90-$115. Grinding quality, $75-$85. Mixed alfalfa-grass, in large squares, none confirmed. Premium grass, in large squares, few loads, $135. Good, in large rounds, $85-$95. Straw, in large rounds, $50-$60, load, $65. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets, 17% protein, $160, 15% protein, $155. In Iowa, hay sales fully steady to firm. Demand is very good with moderate trade activity. Rock Valley: Premium alfalfa, in small squares, $190; premium, $112.50-$125, in large rounds, $110-$137.50; supreme, in large squares, $150; good, $80-$102.50; good, $90-$105; fair, $75-$80, Utility, $50. Premium mixed alfalfa-grass, in small squares, $112.50. Premium grass, in small squares, $110-$120, in large squares, $120, in large rounds, $102.50-$115; good, $80-$85; fair, $72.50. Bedding, in large rounds, $65-$70/ton. In Minnesota, all classes of hay are steady on a light test. Premium alfalfa, in large rounds, $102.50; good, in large squares, $80-92.50; good, $87.50-$92.50. Premium, mixed alfalfa-grass, in large rounds, $110; good, in small squares, $77.50; good, $87.50-$92.50; fair, $62.50, Utility, $47.50. Good grass, in small squares, $72.50, Utility, $42.50; fair, in large rounds, $50-$62.50. Bedding, in small squares, $2-$2.10/bale; in large rounds, $11/bale. In Montana, hay sales remain steady. Demand moderate to good. Premium/supreme alfalfa, new crop, in small squares, $120-$130; good/premium, $90, in small squares, $100-$120; good, in small and large squares, $80-$85; fair/good, $65-$70. Good grass, $80-$85; fair/good, $65-$70. Premium timothy, pure, in small squares, $140-$150; mixed timothy, in small squares, $110-$130. Straw, in small squares, small lot 50, $2.50/bale. In Wyoming, western Nebraska, and western South Dakota, the hay trade was slow to moderate. Demand was good. Eastern Wyoming: Supreme alfalfa, $140; premium, $120-$130; good, $100-$115; fair/good, $95-$110 delivered, ground and delivered, $126-$131. For horses, premium timothy-alfalfa, $165; premium orchard-alfalfa, $165; premium orchard, $165; premium timothy, $210; alfalfa-grass, $4/bale. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17% protein, $179 delivered wholesale. Central/western Wyoming: Supreme alfalfa, $120-$130; premium, $110-$125; good, $90-$110; fair, $60-$85; certified standing in field, $67. Premium alfalfa-grass, $100-$110. Premium mixed grass, $110-$120. Oat hay, $110; good, $65-$70. Alfalfa cubes, $110-$120. Western Nebraska: Supreme alfalfa, $135-$145; premium, $118-$120; fair/good, $90-$125. In small squares for horses, $150. Alfalfa, ground and delivered, $105-$120. Premium oat hay, $90; good, $75. Wheat straw, $40-$55. Western South Dakota: Premium alfalfa, $90-$110; good, $70-$85. Premium alfalfa-grass, $80-$90; fair/good, $60-$75. Oat hay, $67.50-$75. Mixed grass, $80, $78 delivered. In Colorado, all classes of alfalfa were mostly steady, with a weaker undertone noted on good/fair qualities. Grass hay remained steady for all classes and qualities. Demand was light to moderate for alfalfa, with best demand for upper qualities going into the dairy trade. Demand moderate for grass hay. Trading activity moderate, with good movement of previously contracted hay. Northeast: Premium alfalfa, in large squares, $150-$160; good, $120-$130, $140-$150 delivered; fair/good, $115-$125; fair, $105-$115, $115-$120 delivered. Fair/good, ground and delivered, $130-$135. Good, in small squares, $6/bale, $200-$220/ton. Premium grass, in large squares, $165 delivered, in large rounds, $165 delivered. Good/premium grass, in small squares, $5-$7, mostly, $6/bale, $200-$215/ton; $7/bale delivered, $230-$250/ton delivered. Oat hay, in large squares, $100-$105, $140-$145 delivered. Straw, in large squares and rounds, $60-$70. Southeast: Premium alfalfa, in large squares, $140-$150; good, $120-$130; fair/good, $110-$130 delivered; fair, $85-$100. Utility, $70-$85, $90-$95 delivered. Utility/fair, ground and delivered, $100-$110. Good, alfalfa, in small squares, $150. Premium grass, in small squares, $5/bale, $165/ton. San Luis Valley: Premium alfalfa, in large squares, $140-$160; good, $120-$130. Premium, in small squares, $6-$7/bale, $200-$235/ton. Premium alfalfa-grass mix, in small squares, $180-$200. Oat hay, in large squares, $105. Southwest: Premium alfalfa, in large squares, $145-$165, mostly, $145-$150, in small squares, $6-$7/bale, $200-$250/ton; good, $165-$175. Premium alfalfa-grass mix, in small squares, $7/bale, $230-$235/ton. Premium grass, in small squares, $165-$220/ton, $6-$7/bale. Good oat hay, in small squares, $6/bale, $100/ton. Mountains/northwest: Premium grass, in large squares, $150-$180; good, in small squares, $5-$5.50/bale, $160-$200/ton; fair, $4.25-$4.50/bale, $150/ton. In Missouri, the hay supply is moderate to light, demand is moderate and prices are mostly steady. Supreme alfalfa, $150-$180; premium, $140-$175; fair/good, in large rounds, $80-$140, in small and large squares, $90-$160. Good mixed alfalfa-grass, in small squares, $3-$6.50/bale, in large rounds, $40-$75/bale. Good/premium prairie hay, mostly in small squares, $80-$125. Fair/good prairie hay, mostly in large rounds, $50-$75. Good/premium brome, in large squares, $80-$130; good, $70-$120. Fair brome, some mixed with grass, in large rounds, $35-$50/bale. Good timothy hay, in small squares, $3-$4.50/bale. Good mixed grass hay, $70-$110; fair/good, in large rounds, $30-$60/bale. Fair/good bluestem, in large rounds, $40/bale. Fair/good bermudagrass, in large rounds, $50-$65/bale, $70-$80/ton. Wheat hay, $50-$70. Wheat straw, in small squares, $1.75-$3.50/bale. In Oklahoma, alfalfa hay movement is slow and prices are steady. Grass hay prices are steady to weak and movement is slow. Large amounts of grass hay been baled allowing producers to replenish supplies depleted from the last two years of drought. Central/western: Premium alfalfa, in large squares, $130-$150/ton, in small squares, $140-$160/ton; good, in large squares, $100-$120, in small squares, $110-$130/ton, in large rounds, $90-$110; fair, in large squares, $70-$90/ton, in large rounds, $65-$85/ton. Wheat hay, in large rounds, $70-$80/ton. Panhandle/western feedlot area: Good grinding alfalfa, edge of the field or bale pile, $70-$85/ton. Ground and delivered to feedlots, $90-$110/ton. Central/eastern: Premium grass hay, in large squares, $70-$90/ton, in small squares, $80-$100/ton, in large rounds, $70-$90; good, in small squares, $70-$90/ton, in large rounds, $60-$80/ton; fair, $50-$70/ton. In Texas, the hay price is still trending steady. Trade is slow and demand moderate. Small square bales in the south are in good demand. Horse and dairy quality hay remains in short supply. An abundance of lower quality hay is still seen in the market. Panhandle: Premium/supreme alfalfa, in small squares, delivered, $200-$250; in large squares, delivered, $160-$190; good/premium, $6-$6.50/bale; good/premium, $140-$160. FOB, good, $105-$120; fair, for grinding, $95-$100. Good, in large rounds, delivered, $65/roll; ground and delivered, north, $110-$115; south, $115-$125, mostly, $120. Coastal bermuda, in large rounds, delivered, $120. Wheat hay, in large rounds, delivered, $65. West: Premium/supreme alfalfa, in small squares, FOB or delivered locally; premium/supreme, $170-$180, $6-$7.25/bale, in large squares, delivered, $170-$190; fair/good, $5-$5.50/bale; good/premium, $150-$170. FOB, good/premium, $140-$160. Coastal bermuda, in large rounds, delivered, $130-$135. North/central/east: Premium/supreme alfalfa, in large squares, delivered, $170-$200; good/premium, in small squares, delivered, $6-$7/bale; good/premium, 150-$170. Coastal bermuda, in small squares, FOB, $5-$7; some sales rained on, $3.50-$5/bale; in large rounds, FOB, $40-$60/roll. South: Coastal bermuda, FOB or delivered locally, in small squares, $5-$7/bale; fair, $4-$5/bale; in large rounds, FOB or delivered locally, $70-$80; $45-$60/roll. In New Mexico, alfalfa hay prices steady. Trade slow, demand moderate. East: Premium/supreme baled alfalfa, in large squares, $180-$190; good, $140-$160 delivered to dairies; fair ground hay delivered to feedlots, $116-$120/ton. Southeast: Premium/supreme baled alfalfa, in large squares, $165-$175; premium, in small squares, $190-$200; good, $135-$150; utility/fair, $110-$125 delivered to grinder. South/southwest: Premium baled alfalfa, in large squares, $160-$170, in small squares, $5.75-$6/bale out of field; good, $135-$150 delivered to dairies; good, $4.50-$5/bale. Horse grass hay, $5.50/bale. Sudan hay, in rounds, $ $120 delivered to dairy, in small squares, $4/bale.
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