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Hay trading moderately
In Kansas the hay trade is moderate. Demand strong for dairy alfalfa, moderate for grinding alfalfa, stock cow quality hay, alfalfa pellets and prairie hay. Alfalfa producers are hoping for a good yield of high quality hay from their last cutting, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Sept. 11. Southwest: Dairy/grinding alfalfa steady. Movement slow to moderate. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $150 to mostly, $200; supreme dairy, limited trade, $145-$150; premium, $135-$150; good dairy, $120-$135; fair/good stock cow, $85-$110. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $75-$80, mostly, $75. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, $100-$120. For the week ending Sept. 2, 12,841 tons of grinding alfalfa and 2,502 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Good bermuda grass, in small squares, $180, in large squares and rounds, $125. PM6, good, in small squares, $155, in large squares, $135. South central: Dairy/grinding alfalfa steady, alfalfa pellets steady to $5 higher. Movement slow to moderate. Supreme dairy alfalfa, $140-$150; premium, $120-$140; good, stock cow, $100-$120, grassy, $85-$100. Utility/fair grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $75-$80, utility, $70-$75. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots, $100-$120. For the week ending Sept. 2, 2,780 tons of grinding alfalfa and 1,248 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets, 15% protein, $138-$160; 17% protein, $150-$165; dehydrated, 17% protein, $180. Straw, good, in large squares, $45-$50, low quality, $40. Southeast: Alfalfa, brome and prairie hay steady. Movement moderate to spots active. Alfalfa, horse and goat, in small or medium squares, $155-$160. Premium dairy alfalfa, scarce, $125; good, stock cow, $100-125. Good bluestem, in small squares, $90 to mostly, 100, in medium and large squares, $75-$90, in large rounds, $55-$65. Good brome, in small squares, $90-$120, mostly, $100-$110, in medium and large squares, $85-$95, mostly, $90, in large rounds, $60-$70, mostly, $65. Gamma grass, in medium squares, $90. Northwest: Grinding alfalfa steady. Movement slow. Horse alfalfa, in small squares, $180-$200, in medium squares, $150-$160; premium/supreme dairy, $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; ground and delivered to feedlots and dairies, $110-$125. Good brome, in large bales, $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, $65-$75, alfalfa ground on truck, $90-$100. Good bluestem grass hay, in small squares, $90-$100, in medium squares, $80-$90, in large rounds, $55-$70. Premium brome, in small squares, $110-$130; good, in small squares, $90-$110, in medium squares, $90-$100, in large rounds, $70-$75; fair, in large rounds, $60-$70. Straw, in large bales, $50-$75/ton. Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Dodge City, KS.
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