Hay market trade light to moderate
In Kansas, hay market trade activity is light to moderate, while demand remains very good for all types of hay. Prices for all hay types mostly steady with grass hay and pellets edging higher, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, June 19. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted.
Southwest: Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground and delivered steady, movement slow. Horse alfalfa, small squares, $240-$250. Supreme dairy, .95-1.00/point RFV $180-$190; premium, $165-$175; good, $150-$160. New crop dairy alfalfa, 1.00/point RFV. Stock or dry cow alfalfa, $140-$155. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, $155-$165. New crop grinding alfalfa, $120-$130 standing, $150-$165 at the edge, $175-$185 delivered. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, $175-$195, with instances $200-$230. Grass hay, none reported. Corn stalks, large rounds, $55-$65, ground and delivered $95-$105. For the week ending June 16, 9,905 tons of grinding alfalfa and 1,394 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered.
South central: Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground and delivered, grass hay, alfalfa, steady, pellets steady to $5 higher, movement slow. Horse alfalfa, small squares, $190-$200, dairy, .95-1.00/point RFV, Supreme, $180-$190; premium, $165-$175; good, $150-$160. New crop dairy, 1.00/point RFV. Stock cow alfalfa, $145-$160 delivered. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, $140-$160, with an instance at $170. New crop grinding alfalfa, $150-$165, with instances $170-$180. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots, $165-$180, with an instance $195. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets, 15% protein, $195-$210, 17% protein, $195-$215, dehydrated 17% $250-$260. Grass hay, none reported. Oat hay, large squares, $85-$95. Wheat hay, large squares, $145-$155. Rye hay, large rounds, $75-$85. Cornstalks, none reported. Straw, none reported. For the week ending June 16, 6,904 tons of grinding alfalfa and 735 tons of dairy alfalfa were delivered.
Southeast: Dairy alfalfa, horse/goat, stock cow alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground and delivered, steady, grass hay steady to $5 higher, movement slow. Horse/goat alfalfa, $220-$245. Dairy, .95-1.00/point RFV. New crop dairy, 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, with an instance at $130. Good, medium and large squares, $95-$115, with an instance $120-$135, large rounds, $90-$100. Brome, small squares, none reported. Good, medium and large squares, $105-$120, large rounds, $95-$105. Oat hay, medium squares, $150-$160. Straw, medium and large squares, $60-$70. Mulch, none reported. For the week ending June 16, 876 tons of grass hay were delivered.
Northwest: Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa and ground and delivered steady, movement slow. Alfalfa, horse or goat, $220-$230. Premium/supreme dairy, .95-1.00/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, none reported.
North central/northeast:
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, ground and delivered steady, grinding alfalfa steady to $10 higher, movement slow. Premium horse alfalfa, small squares, $9-$10/bale; supreme dairy, 1.00-1.05/point RFV $185-$200; premium, $170-$195; good, small squares, $160-$170. New crop dairy, 1.00-1.05/point RFV. Good stock cow, $120-$125. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, $115-$125. New crop grinding alfalfa, $150-$155. Ground and delivered, $150-$160, with an instance at $175. Grass hay, bluestem, large squares, $105-$115, large rounds, $90-$100. Brome, new crop, small squares, $8/bale, large squares, $90-$100, $120-$130 delivered. Straw, new crop, $6/bale, large squares, $95-$105, large rounds, $80-$90.
Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Dodge City, Kansas.