Hay trade activity very light
In Kansas, hay market trade activity is very light, while demand remains very good for all types of hay. Prices for all hay mostly steady, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, May 22. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted.
Southwest:
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground and delivered steady, movement slow. Alfalfa, horse, small squares, $240-$250. Supreme dairy, .95-1.00/point RFV $180-$190; premium, $165-$175; good, $150-$160. Stock or dry cow alfalfa, $175-$185. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, $155-$165. New crop grinding alfalfa, $155-$165 at the edge. Instance of all cuttings of new crop alfalfa $185-$195. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, $165-$195, with two instances $200. Bluestem grass hay, large squares, $80-$90, large rounds, $70-$80. For the week ending May 19, 7,483 tons of grinding alfalfa and 1,499 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Sorghum ground and delivered, $105-$115; wheat hay ground and delivered, $125-$135; Cornstalks, large rounds, $55-$65, ground and delivered, $70-$80.
South central:
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground and delivered, grass hay, alfalfa pellets steady, movement slow. Horse alfalfa, small squares, $190-$200, dairy, .95-1.00/point RFV, Supreme, $180-$190; premium, $165-$175; good, $150-$160. 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-$205, 17% protein, $190-$210, dehydrated 17% $240-$250. For the week ending May 19, 3,305 tons of grinding alfalfa and 475 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, grass hay steady, 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-$130, with an instance at $150; 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 May 19, 1,174 tons of grass hay were delivered. Straw, medium and large squares, $50-$60. Mulch, large rounds, $50-$55.
Northwest:
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa and ground and delivered steady, movement slow. Alfalfa, small squares, $6-$7/bale. Horse or goat, $220-$230. Premium/supreme dairy, .90-1.00/point RFV. Fair/good stock cow, $120-$130. Fair/good grinding alfalfa $100-$120. New crop alfalfa, $110-$120 in the field. Ground and delivered to feedlots and dairies $120-$130. Cornstalks, large rounds, $70-$75.
North central/northeast:
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground and delivered steady, 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. Supreme new crop dairy, $200. Good stock cow, $120-$125. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, $110-$120, with an instance at $150. Ground and delivered, $140-$150, with an instance at $175. 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.