Hay trade light
In Kansas, hay market trade activity is light, while demand remains very good for all types of hay. Prices for alfalfa were steady to $10 higher, all other hay types stayed mostly steady, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, April 24. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted.
Southwest:
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, ground and delivered steady, grinding alfalfa steady to $10 higher, movement slow. Alfalfa, horse, small squares, $240-$250. Supreme dairy, .95-1.00/point RFV $175-$185; premium, $160-$170; good, $140-$150. Stock or dry cow alfalfa, $175-$185. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, $150-$160. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, $165-$185, with an instance $200. Bluestem grass hay, large squares, $80-$90, large rounds, $70-$80. For the week ending April 21, 8,297 tons of grinding alfalfa and 1,420 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Sorghum ground and delivered, $105-$115; wheat hay ground and delivered, $125-$135 delivered. Cornstalks, large rounds, $55-$65, ground and delivered, $70-$80.
South central:
Dairy alfalfa, ground and delivered, grass hay steady, alfalfa pellets, stock cow, grinding alfalfa steady to $10 higher, movement slow. Horse alfalfa, small squares, $190-$200, dairy, .95-1.00/point RFV, Supreme, $175-$185; premium, $160-$170; good, $140-$150. Stock cow alfalfa, $145-$160 delivered. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, $130-$150. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots, $165-$175, with an instance $185. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets, 15% protein, $190-$200, 17% protein, $190-$205, dehydrated 17% $225-$235. For the week ending April 21 5,007 tons of grinding alfalfa and 450 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Grass hay, bluestem, large squares, $90-$100, large rounds, $75-$85. Brome, large squares, $130 delivered. Oat hay, large squares, $85-$95, Sudan, large rounds, $75-$80. Cornstalks, large rounds, $60-$65, cornstalks ground and delivered, $70-$80. Straw, large rounds, $70-$75.
Southeast:
Dairy alfalfa, horse/goat, stock cow alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground and delivered steady, grass hay steady to $10 higher, movement slow. Horse/goat alfalfa, $215-$225. Dairy, .90-1.00/point RFV. Stock cow alfalfa, $140-$150. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, none reported. Ground and delivered, none reported. Premium bluestem grass hay, small squares, $110-$120. Good, medium and large squares, $90-$105, with an instance $120, large rounds, $70-$80, with an instance, $90-$100. Brome, small squares, $6-$8/bale. Good, medium and large squares, $100-$120, with an instance $135, large rounds, none reported. Oat hay, large rounds, $85-$95, with an instance $130 delivered. For the week ending April 21, 1,727 tons of grass hay were delivered. Straw, medium and large squares, $50-$60. Mulch, large rounds, $50-$55.
Northwest:
Dairy alfalfa, ground and delivered steady, grinding alfalfa steady to $5 higher, movement slow. Alfalfa, small squares, $6-$7/bale. Horse or goat, $180-$200. Premium/supreme dairy, .90-.95/point RFV. Fair/good stock cow, $110-$120. Fair/good grinding alfalfa $100-$120. Ground and delivered to feedlots and dairies $120-$130. Cornstalks, large rounds, $70-$75.
North central/northeast:
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, ground and delivered steady, grinding alfalfa steady to $5 higher, movement slow. Premium horse alfalfa, small squares, $9-$10/bale; good, small squares, $8/bale. Supreme dairy alfalfa, .95-1.05/point RFV, $175-$195. Premium, $170-$185; good, $150-$170. Good stock cow, $120-$125. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, $110-$120, with an instance at $150. Ground and delivered, $140-$150. Grass hay, bluestem, small squares, $5-$6/bale, large squares, $105-$115, large rounds, $90-$100. Brome, good, small squares, $6-$8/bale, medium and large squares, $125-$130, large rounds, $85-$95. Sudan, large rounds, $60-$70. Straw, small squares, $4-$5/bale, large squares, $75-$85, large rounds, $65-$75.
Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Dodge City, Kansas